Malaga, Spain
Alcazaba
This Moorish fortress has guarded Málaga from the slopes of Gibralfaro hill for nearly a thousand years.
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Malaga, Spain
This Moorish fortress has guarded Málaga from the slopes of Gibralfaro hill for nearly a thousand years.
Malaga, Spain
The gardens and chambers of this Moorish citadel conjure memories of the Alhambra.
Boston, Massachusetts
This nearly 200-year-old restaurant's history includes an exiled French prince, JFK, and a very hungry Daniel Webster.
Kyoto, Japan
This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.
Ensenada, Mexico
Legend says one of the world's largest marine geysers is actually a whale that got wedged within the rocks.
Ensenada, Mexico
A 19th-century Baja cantina that many say is the birthplace of the margarita.
San Diego, California
The world’s oldest active sailing ship.
San Diego, California
A sculpture of the famous photograph stands on San Diego's "Greatest Generation Walk."
Tokyo, Japan
A 20-meter (65-foot) robot towers over Tokyo Bay.
Tokyo, Japan
This little replica of Lady Liberty provides a bit of NYC in a Japanese city.
Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
A graceful natural rock formation stands astride the point where the Gulf of California meets the Pacific Ocean.
Sacramento, California
This 19th century train workshop is a treasure trove of railroad history.
Sacramento, California
Art Deco stylings conceal the true nature of this bridge.
Ione, California
One of the oldest reform schools in the United States, home to wayward boys such as Merle Haggard, now abandoned.
Murphys, California
A popular tourist cave with a dark past.
Sonora, California
Where the writer penned his famous story about a jumping frog.
Las Vegas, Nevada
One of the world's tallest Ferris wheels takes visitors high above Las Vegas in a spinning party room.
Las Vegas, Nevada
An exotic wildlife habitat right off The Strip.
Oatman, Arizona
This once-booming Gold Rush town is now home to a herd of feral donkeys.
Laughlin, Nevada
The gambling entrepreneur who built a city was also an avid collector of classic cars.
Lake Havasu City, Arizona
This immigrant bridge once spanned the Thames but is now a fixture of an Arizona city.
Parker, Arizona
This huge dam across the Colorado River caused an armed standoff between two U.S. states.
La Quinta, California
A giant desert bird that once swung music fans at Coachella now has a home in a nearby traffic circle.
Cabazon, California
The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.