Tucson, Arizona
Javier Javelina On a Tandem
First Joe Pagac sculpture; sculpture reflects native Tucson wildlife in an urban setting.
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Tucson, Arizona
First Joe Pagac sculpture; sculpture reflects native Tucson wildlife in an urban setting.
Willcox, Arizona
A tribute to one of the last great singing cowboys.
Vail, Arizona
Legend says train robbers stashed their gold within the depths of this unusual cave.
Denver, Colorado
The oldest operating cemetery in Denver is the eternal home of some of the Centennial State's most famous residents.
Portland, Oregon
A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.
Tucson, Arizona
A colony of Mexican free-tailed bats live under the bridge and take flight at sundown all summer long.
Costa Rica
This neon blue river gets its color from a unique mix of bacteria and volcano minerals.
Denver, Colorado
Once a mortuary that held the remains of Buffalo Bill, this Denver hotspot is now a death-fixated restaurant.
Denver, Colorado
This 28-foot-tall milk can contains one of the most whimsical ice cream parlors in town.
Denver, Colorado
A multiversal transit station located right below a highway interchange.
Tucson, Arizona
Previously a hot spring, this park remains a site of unique history, wildlife, and geology.
Tucson, Arizona
Miniature art that tells an enormous story.
Oracle, Arizona
An off-the-beaten path cave with an underground lake.
Phoenix, Arizona
Founded by members of the Tohono O’odham Nation, this one-room joint's James Beard–winning fry bread is light as a cloud.
Vernazza, Italy
Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.
Tucson, Arizona
This bomb shelter-themed bar has barely changed since it opened.
San Diego, California
L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.
Phoenix, Arizona
This striking church was built from a Frank Lloyd Wright design more than a decade after the master architect's death.
Nashville, Tennessee
This replica of the Greek structure is in the heart of Nashville.
Nashville, Tennessee
A rainbow of kulfi and falooda flows from this Indian-style ice cream parlor.
Nashville, Tennessee
At 135 years old and counting, this historic print shop is heaven for poster nerds and music buffs.
Moss Landing, California
More than 700 species live within this murky marvel of a swamp on California's coast.
Castroville, California
It should come as no surprise that the world's largest artichoke lies in the town that calls itself the "Artichoke Center of the World."
Monterey, California
Fake rail crossings mark the site of an influential doctor's demise.