Clarksdale, Mississippi
Clarksdale Crossroads
Giant novelty guitars now mark the spot where Robert Johnson is said to have sold his soul to the devil.
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Clarksdale, Mississippi
Giant novelty guitars now mark the spot where Robert Johnson is said to have sold his soul to the devil.
Clarksdale, Mississippi
The centerpiece of the Delta Blues Museum is a wooden sharecropper’s cabin that once housed a titan of blues music.
Eureka Springs, Arkansas
This monumental Jesus is often referred to as "Our Milk Carton With Arms."
Eureka, Missouri
This former small town was destroyed not by the motor oil it sprayed the ground with but by the toxic waste that was added.
Alton, Illinois
A mythical bird etched into the face of a rock doubles as the mascot for a nearby school.
Alton, Illinois
This life-size bronze statue remembers the tallest recorded human in his Illinois hometown.
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
An immersive art experience built by local arts collaborative, Factory Obscura, in the building formerly known as The Womb, a psychedelic arts center founded by the frontman of the Flaming Lips.
Lawton, Oklahoma
A peculiar forest that was handcrafted for government experiments.
Cache, Oklahoma
This little slice of old Jerusalem in Oklahoma is the evolution of a century-old passion play.
Lawton, Oklahoma
American bison herd descending directly from a Bronx Zoo breeding program that saved the species from extinction.
Mineral Wells, Texas
Crumbling hotel echoes with the sounds of the '30s.
Mineral Wells, Texas
Decaying military base deactivated in the 70s is now visited by urban explorers and military enthusiasts.
Lampasas, Texas
A spur fit for a giant sits just off Highway 281 in Texas.
Austin, Texas
Home to an endangered salamander, a full moon celebration, and a large spring-fed outdoor swimming pool.
Austin, Texas
A view-altering observatory at the University of Texas.
Evergreen, Colorado
The highest paved road in North America winds its way up Mount Blue Sky in Colorado to an altitude of 14,130 feet above sea level.
Golden, Colorado
"All Mountains - All The Time."
Boulder, Colorado
This tea house was a hand-built gift from Boulder's sister city in Tajikstan.
Boulder, Colorado
The clock that sets them all.
San Francisco, California
A modest reminder of treacherous waters at the Golden Gate.
San Francisco, California
This one-block alleyway is stuffed with street art that is colorful, cultural, and intensely political.
San Francisco, California
A shop full of natural curiosities, carnivorous plants, and costumed taxidermied mice.
San Francisco, California
An essential stop before plundering, BYO Cutlass.
San Francisco, California
Guns that have been defending San Francisco since 1904.