Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.

A store full of vintage and indie toys designed to bring out the kid in even the crustiest of adults.

American bison herd descending directly from a Bronx Zoo breeding program that saved the species from extinction.

Final resting place of Geronimo, Quanah Parker, and the first atomic gun ever fired.

The world's tallest statue of an American hero.

This historic Civil War church has survived over a century of racial turmoil but still stands as a reminder of the town's roots.

A small "palace" and museum made of, and devoted entirely, to salt.

San Francisco's first World's Fair, dedicated to the wonders of California.

A quiet marker in memory of local men and women lost in WWI.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

Concrete strongholds stand guard over the Golden Gate.

Guns that have been defending San Francisco since 1904.

The key to turning shifting dunes into the green oasis of Golden Gate Park.

Once the largest windmill outside of Holland, with enormous 114 foot sails.

This turn of the century masterpiece has a mysterious goaty interloper.

An overlooked and unassuming engineering marvel.

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.

A monumental cross hides in the trees in Golden Gate Park.

San Francisco's oldest surviving monument and meeting place for 1906 survivors.

The second-largest gold nugget in existence, displayed in a Las Vegas casino conveniently named the Golden Nugget.

The largest dune field in the Mojave offers a chance of hearing the 'singing sands.'

Experience a charming 1930's version of "infotainment."

See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.

A motel dedicated to Southwestern nostalgia.