Oakland, California
Jonestown Memorial
The memorial to the victims of the Jonestown Massacre carries the names of 918 lost, including one name people wish wasn't there.
Places I've been
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Oakland, California
The memorial to the victims of the Jonestown Massacre carries the names of 918 lost, including one name people wish wasn't there.
Fremont, California
The old Niles Canyon Aqueduct in the San Francisco Bay Area is a bemusing and secret trail through nature for wayward travelers.
Oakland, California
Neoclassical Revival mansion and set of horror cult classic Phantasm.
Valencia, Spain
This amazing example of Valencian Art Nouveau looks more like a cathedral than a public market.
Güejar Sierra, Spain
This abandoned, turn-of-the-century astronomy hub is now the subject of more photographs than it ever took.
Granada, Spain
Spanish architects used seized Muslim gravestones to rebuild parts of the fortress.
Güejar Sierra, Spain
The highest peak in mainland Spain is said to be the final resting place of a Muslim king.
Sant Adrià de Besòs, Spain
The unexpectedly beloved remnants of a controversial thermal power plant.
Barcelona, Spain
An open-air "garden" of mural art that changes weekly.
Barcelona, Spain
An early 20th-century bullring converted into a modern shopping center.
Barcelona, Spain
One of Antoni Gaudí’s earliest buildings, built between 1886 and 1890 for the industrialist Eusebi Güell.
Barcelona, Spain
The largest Art Nouveau complex in the world is a Barcelona hospital with a 600-year-long history.
Clark County, Nevada
The drama of nature in full effect in this Nevada State Park.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky.
Denver, Colorado
In the middle of a busy airport, a statue honoring the astronaut who told Houston that Apollo 13 had a problem.
Denver, Colorado
The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.
New York, New York
A popular European tradition makes its way to the states on one of America's most famous bridges.
Cartagena, Colombia
An inspired museum dedicated to the patron saint of enslaved people, inside the cloisters where he lived and died.
Panama City, Panama
A huge, bustling local market in Panama City.
Santa Rosalía, Mexico
This metal church may or may not have been designed by Alexandre-Gustave Eiffel.
Twentynine Palms, California
The only thing stranger than stumbling onto these philosophical musings is the story of the homesteader who created them.
Twentynine Palms, California
This outdoor observatory offers stellar views and a scale model of our solar system.
Twentynine Palms, California
The decaying adobe remains of an old homestead are just off the beaten path in Joshua Tree National Park.
Palm Springs, California
The so-called "Bridge of Thighs" in Palm Springs allows nudists to discreetly cross the road.