Juneau, Alaska
Mendenhall Glacier
A rare chance to get up close and personal with a 13-mile ribbon of ice near downtown Juneau.
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Juneau, Alaska
A rare chance to get up close and personal with a 13-mile ribbon of ice near downtown Juneau.
Ketchikan, Alaska
One of two side-by-side totem pole parks dedicated to educating visitors on Tlingit history and culture.
Sitka, Alaska
The first Russian Orthodox church in North America and an Alaskan landmark.
Huntington Beach, California
This midcentury LA bar was the birthplace of tiki culture.
Irvine, California
One of the largest helium balloons in the U.S. is a 112-foot ginormous orange.
Sequoia National Park, California
Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).
Auburn, California
A dentist's hated concrete colossi are now beloved icons of the community.
West Sacramento, California
I Street Bridge is the heaviest swinging center bridge in the United States.
Sonoma, California
The unedited photograph called "Bliss" has graced the screens of over a billion computers.
Inverness, California
This abandoned boat was left in place thanks to its rotting beauty.
Pescadero, California
A New England-style lighthouse along California's beautiful Highway 1 gets a re-do.
Solvang, California
Honoring the famed folktale author, this California museum looks like it belongs in the Black Forest.
Rio Vista, California
Over 300 taxidermied animals in a Californian restaurant make for a taxidermist's dream and an animal lover's nightmare.
Yosemite National Park, California
The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.
Murphys, California
A popular tourist cave with a dark past.
Sonora, California
Where the writer penned his famous story about a jumping frog.
Modesto, California
An expansive and intricately restored mansion remains from over a century ago--and so do its ghosts.
San Diego, California
It would be a crime to miss it.
San Diego, California
North America's largest accredited model railroad museum.
Monterey, California
One of the most elaborate displays of Jellyfish is on display at the aquarium.
Monterey, California
The oldest U.S. Government building in California, and it's State Historic Landmark #1.
Monterey, California
The first safe in this California town had to hold all the gold.
Monterey, California
This municipal playground was co-created by the father of one of the most playful characters ever.
Pacific Grove, California
Two rocks in a perpetual kiss and one of "the most romantic spot in America."