Washington, D.C.
Martha, the Last Passenger Pigeon
The remains of Martha, the last known passenger pigeon, serve as a tool to educate about conservation.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Baltimore, Maryland
The American Visionary Art Museum
A museum dedicated to exhibiting remarkable outsider art.
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Baltimore, Maryland
Geppi's Entertainment Museum
Walk through the history of American pop culture.
Pasadena, California
Gold Bug
Contemporary art inspired by natural history and science drawing on ancient techniques in a modern world.
Pasadena, California
The Castle Green
Where the rich wintered in Pasadena.
Pasadena, California
The Gamble House
A stellar example of Art & Crafts architecture, and a movie set to boot.
Pasadena, California
Rose Bowl
Sports history, made in the Arroyo Seco.
La Cañada Flintridge, California
Descanso Gardens
Hiding amid the largest camellia collection in the country lies a charming children's maze, donated by a secret admirer.
Pasadena, California
Wrigley Mansion
Originally the home of chewing gum mogul William Wrigely Jr, it is now the official offices of the Tournament of Roses.
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Santa Monica, California
Typhoon Restaurant
This California eatery has made a name for itself by embracing Asia's rich history of eating bugs.
Santa Monica, California
Spirit of Santa Monica DC-3
"The only replacement for a DC-3 is another DC-3."
Los Angeles, California
Great Wall of Los Angeles
One of the world's longest murals depicts the history of diversity in Los Angeles.
Los Angeles, California
Marilyn Monroe's Crypt
Her final resting place was intended to be modest and private, but the power of her popularity continues to draw visitors.
Los Angeles, California
Chicken Boy
The so-called "Statue of Liberty of Los Angeles" is on a one mutant mission to keep L.A. weird.
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Los Angeles, California
Skeletons in the Closet
Gift shop offering toe tags and chalk body beach towels tucked into a coroner's office.
Los Angeles, California
Lummis Home ("El Alisal")
A castle that was built stone by stone by an eccentric journalist.
Los Angeles, California
Idle Hour
The programmatic glory of LA's giant whiskey barrel building has become an upscale reminder of the city's kitschy roadside past.
Los Angeles, California
Caioti Pizza Café
Pizza joint known for labor-inducing salad dressing.
Los Angeles, California
Walt Disney's Carolwood Barn
The famous animator's private station house and man-cave was the birthplace of imagineering.
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles Zoo Botanical Gardens
The L.A. Zoo has a secret garden of rare bootleg cycads, a palm specimen dating back 280 million years.
Los Angeles, California
Tom Mankiewicz Conservation Carousel
A carousel trades in its classic horses and calliope for endangered species, native flora and fauna, and a modern soundtrack.
Los Angeles, California
Reggie The Alligator
Raised illegally, Reggie now lives at the Los Angeles Zoo after authorities spent years tracking him down.
Los Angeles, California
Autry National Center
Wild West history in Hollywood style.
Los Angeles, California
Triforium
A visionary, futuristic sculpture in Los Angeles that never met its extraterrestrial potential.
