Carlsbad, California
The Flower Fields
Stripes of flowers bloom each spring in a 50 acre rainbow of color.
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Carlsbad, California
Stripes of flowers bloom each spring in a 50 acre rainbow of color.
Carlsbad, New Mexico
The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."
Alamogordo, New Mexico
This is one really big nut.
Klamath, California
Two mammoth statues inspired by equally tall tales lure tourists to this roadside attraction.
Eureka, California
Commonly referred to as the most photographed Victorian home in the United States.
San Francisco, California
In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
The oldest continuously occupied public building in the United States.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
A small side chapel in Santa Fe's basilica is home to the oldest statute of the Virgin Mary in North America.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Wedding chapel's mysterious spiral staircase said to be miraculously constructed.
Reno, Nevada
The original building of a mining school endowed by one of the barons of the Comstock Lode now houses a museum of earth science and mining history.
Reno, Nevada
This former New Jersey bus now exists as a public art exhibit.
Reno, Nevada
What began as a prominent Burning Man art piece is now an iconic symbol of downtown Reno.
Reno, Nevada
An iconic 1960s theater with a Buckminster Fuller-style geodesic dome.
Reno, Nevada
This 18-foot-tall steel lotus is a meditation on ecological crisis that originally appeared at Burning Man.
Reno, Nevada
The arch that celebrated the completion of the Lincoln and Victory highways.
Reno, Nevada
This beloved roadside attraction welcomes visitors with his signature neon smile.
Sparks, Nevada
The colossal cartoon man stands outside a Nevada museum.
Reno, Nevada
An eccentric millionaire's personal curio collection includes at least one shrunken head.
Reno, Nevada
This mother-daughter run curiosities shop is a beautifully odd mix of taxidermy and exotic plants.
San Diego, California
The world’s oldest active sailing ship.
La Jolla, California
A dramatic coastline that’s home to a rare pine tree.
San Diego, California
A hidden courtyard houses early 20th-century plaster masterpieces.
San Diego, California
Built for an exposition in 1915, these horticultural displays have stood the test of time.
San Diego, California
The world's largest outdoor organ is played weekly by one of just two civic organists in the U.S.