Palomar Mountain, California
Palomar Observatory
A world-class observatory in the California desert.
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Palomar Mountain, California
A world-class observatory in the California desert.
Lemon Grove, California
The Giant Lemon of Lemon Grove.
San Diego, California
San Diego's most historic and haunted home.
San Diego, California
An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.
Corbett, Oregon
A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.
Portland, Oregon
The magic's in the hole!
Virginia City, Nevada
These once-beautiful historic graveyards are set against the barren Virginia City hills.
Virginia City, Nevada
Beneath a Virginia City bar is the entrance to an abandoned gold mine.
Sequoia National Park, California
Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).
Bridgeport, California
Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.
Lee Vining, California
Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.
Eureka Springs, Arkansas
This monumental Jesus is often referred to as "Our Milk Carton With Arms."
Eureka Springs, Arkansas
An extravagant western hotel where every floor is the "ground floor."
Eureka Springs, Arkansas
This futuristically sylvan church is a glass-enclosed marvel of modern architecture.
Eureka Springs, Arkansas
The Ozarks' strangest dwelling.
Siem Reap, Cambodia
A battle between nature and architecture in the Cambodian jungle.
Hanoi, Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh's perfectly preserved body has been on display here since 1975.
Huế, Vietnam
Giant pagoda houses the car that drove Thích Quảng Đức to his death by self-immolation.
Hương Thủy, Vietnam
An extravagant monument to an extravagantly unpopular Emperor.
Da Nang, Vietnam
This bridge is embedded with a giant steel dragon that breathes fire from its mouth.
Yuma, Arizona
Walk through the actual strap iron cells and solitary chambers of Arizona Territory’s first prison.
Clark County, Nevada
The drama of nature in full effect in this Nevada State Park.
Page, Arizona
A sharp bend in a dramatic river canyon cut through red rocks.
Page, Arizona
Most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest.