Lee Vining, California
Mono Lake
Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.
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Lee Vining, California
Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.
San Diego, California
An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.
Big Pine, California
Once thought to be the oldest living tree in the world, Methuselah was germinated before the Egyptian pyramids were built.
Mono County, California
Eons old volcanic activity created one of the most stunning rock formations in the United States.
Tulelake, California
Trails through lava-carved tube-caves display sparkling bacteria and a rich history.
Orick, California
Canyon walls shrouded in ferns.
Los Angeles, California
Panorama exhibition hall in old silent theater with a beautiful backyard garden.
Humboldt County, California
One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.
Los Angeles, California
After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.
Mammoth Lakes, California
Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.
Los Angeles, California
High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high-power conical Tesla Coil.
Los Angeles, California
The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.
Logan, Ohio
Rare recess caves fill this unbelievably beautiful Ohio park.
Ray, Ohio
A slab of sandstone covered with mysterious 1,000-year-old rock carvings from a vanished North American culture.
Columbus, Ohio
A 2,000-year-old Adena burial mound located along a busy street in Columbus, Ohio.
Greenville, Mississippi
One of the best-preserved Native American mounds remaining in the southern United States.
Chillicothe, Ohio
The mounds at this site were reconstructed with the help of archaeologists and historians.
Rockford, Illinois
This unassuming city park is home to three different types of Native American mounds.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Built in France in the 1400s, this gothic chapel now resides at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
This was once the largest four-sided clock in the world (yes, even bigger than Big Ben).
Burnett, Wisconsin
The property contains 37 preserved animal effigy mounds constructed by Native Americans between 800-1100.
Lake Geneva, Wisconsin
A historic ballroom host to famous performers from the big band era to 1980s rock.
Platteville, Wisconsin
Explore a real 19th-century lead and zinc mine at this immersive series of exhibits.
Menomonie, Wisconsin
The tragic death of 19-year-old Mabel Tainter in 1886 led to the construction of this unique Victorian-era theater in the northern woods of Wisconsin.