Virginia City, Nevada
Piper's Opera House
Back in the day everyone who was anyone played this historic western theater.
Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Virginia City, Nevada
Back in the day everyone who was anyone played this historic western theater.
Flagstaff, Arizona
This historic national park is covered in the stunning ruins of red rock pueblos.
San Juan Capistrano, California
Oldest building in California still in use.
Monterey, California
Steinbeck's old stomping grounds, immortalized in Cannery Row.
Inyo County, California
A hard-to-reach oasis in a desolate corner of Death Valley National Park.
Sequoia National Park, California
Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).
Shandon, California
A remote crossroads honoring a fallen talent.
San Simeon, California
The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.
Hong Kong
Teeming with illegal goods and services, this towering maze of vice is also a popular tourist accommodation.
Hong Kong
Remnants of the most densely packed city in world history, that thrived on anarchy for 30 years.
Hong Kong
The world's longest outdoor covered escalator system transports commuters through Hong Kong's hilly terrain.
Hong Kong
Venture into the hideout of one of Hong Kong's legendary pirates.
Chandigarh, India
A palatial sculpture park was built illegally and in secret by a self-taught artist over 36 years.
Los Angeles, California
The final resting place of a space program monolith, soon to be unveiled again to the public.
Green Valley, Arizona
America's only nuclear missile silo open to the public.
Humboldt County, California
One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.
St. Louis, Missouri
Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.
Bryce, Utah
Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."
Alamogordo, New Mexico
Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.
Crater Lake, Oregon
The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.
Winslow, Arizona
This 4,000-foot-diameter hole is touted as "the most well known, best preserved meteorite crater on Earth."
Lee Vining, California
Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.
Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado
The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.
Los Angeles, California
America's most famous piece of self-built architecture.