Beatty, Nevada
Rhyolite Ghost Town
Odd outsider art installations surround a Gold Rush-era ghost town.
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Beatty, Nevada
Odd outsider art installations surround a Gold Rush-era ghost town.
Beatty, Nevada
A brothel nestled amongst ghost towns, with an abandoned plane wreck to greet you.
Beatty, Nevada
This small town was built around a marble quarry and named after one of the most famous sources of marble in the world.
Boulder City, Nevada
Experience a charming 1930s version of "infotainment."
Las Vegas, Nevada
Flashy signs from Las Vegas’s past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.
El Mirage, California
Where decommissioned airplanes and helicopters go to become part of Hollywood.
Ocotillo, California
A UFO scrapyard in the California desert.
Bodfish, California
This ramshackle ghost town is comprised of mining-era buildings collected from around the region.
Bodfish, California
One of the last free public hot springs is decorated with hippie art.
Tehachapi, California
Where a railroad loops under or over itself to rise or drop more than 70 feet in a short distance.
Tulare, California
A B-17 bomber stands as a memorial to the residents of Tulare County who served in World War II.
Sequoia National Park, California
Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).
Kingsburg, California
A water tower shaped like a giant coffee pot looms over a small Swedish village in Central California.
Mukilteo, Washington
A rare tour of a commercial jet assembly plant, held inside one of the largest buildings in the world.
North Bend, Washington
A short hike into the mountainside forest reveals a decaying 1890s town.
Ashford, Washington
The highest point in Washington state is a volcano covered in glaciers.
Seattle, Washington
Now housed in a museum, this giant pink elephant stood in downtown Seattle for more than 60 years.
Seattle, Washington
The tech giant built three enormous glass orbs in Seattle so employees could work inside a rainforest greenhouse.
Seattle, Washington
The first park built over a freeway is a brutalist masterwork.
Seattle, Washington
A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.
Seattle, Washington
This working class sculpture pounds his hammer all the livelong day.
Seattle, Washington
A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.
Antonito, Colorado
Gleaming self-built castle towers made from beer cans and inspired by "Vitamin Mary Jane."
Antonito, Colorado
The childhood home of Henry Jones Jr. is now an adventure-themed bed and breakfast.