Inyo County, California
Manzanar National Historic Site
The tragedy of the Japanese internment camps is remembered here by a stark "Soul Consoling Tower."
Places I've been
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Inyo County, California
The tragedy of the Japanese internment camps is remembered here by a stark "Soul Consoling Tower."
Bishop, California
A charming desert roadside bakery that produces 10 times more bread daily than it has residents in its town.
Bottineau, North Dakota
The world's tallest turtle riding the world's largest snowmobile.
Old Station, California
Sunset-colored dunes of volcanic ash make taking a poor photo impossible.
Cavalier, North Dakota
Part of a secret 1970s nuclear defense program is now open to the public.
Imlay, Nevada
The self-made house sculpture of an outsider artist who named himself "Chief Rolling Thunder."
Arco, Idaho
Home to the deepest rift anywhere on Earth.
New Salem, North Dakota
The world's largest Holstein cow.
Nekoma, North Dakota
The remnants of an early American attempt at missile defense.
Philip, South Dakota
A six-ton, 12-foot-tall concrete prairie dog is touted as the largest in the world.
Keystone, South Dakota
The highest point in South Dakota contains the ashes of Valentine McGillycuudy, the "Holy White Man."
Midland, South Dakota
Just a man taking his prehistoric pet for a stroll.
Wall, South Dakota
The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.
Custer, South Dakota
The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
One of 100 “Whaling Wall" murals painted in 13 different countries by a renowned marine life artist.
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Once the future of underwater combat, this old sub is now open for visitors to muck around in.
Laconia, New Hampshire
The largest arcade museum in the world chronicles the golden age of video games which ended promptly in 1987.
Jaffrey, New Hampshire
Known as one of the most climbed mountains in the world, this barren peak is permanently bald thanks to an anti-wolf fire.
Newbury, New Hampshire
A strange, heartwarming, decades-old declaration of love on a New Hampshire roadside.
Henniker, New Hampshire
Sites connected to a woman born on a ship and spared by a pirate.
Concord, New Hampshire
The 92-foot-tall structure is based on the aircraft that carried the first Americans into space.
Cooperstown, North Dakota
These former Cold War launch sites have been preserved for tourists to see where the button might have been pushed.
Jamestown, North Dakota
Three legendary, living albino buffalo roaming their pastures for all to see.
Jamestown, North Dakota
A true roadside icon standing on the same plains that the herds once roamed.