2017 Trip: Boston - New York - San Francisco - Los Angeles - Las Vegas

Trip through the United States, by bus and plane

13 Places

Seven Magic Mountains

Brightly colored 30-foot-tall totems light up the desert sky just outside Las Vegas.

Stephanie Vermillion

Added by Stephanie Vermillion

New York, New York

Second Avenue Subway Art

Beautiful mosaics cover the first stations opened on New York City's newest subway line.

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Added by AaronNetsky

San Francisco, California

Phelan Building

The second building of its name to occupy this location might be the finest flatiron building in San Francisco.

Added by Marcin Wichary

Los Angeles, California

Angels Flight

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

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Los Angeles, California

Hollywood Sign

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

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Los Angeles, California

The Last Bookstore

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

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Los Angeles, California

Old Zoo Picnic Area

The abandoned zoo enclosures offer a perfect place to experience the other side of the bars.

Added by Lisa E

Los Angeles, California

Evergreen Memorial Park & Crematory

Los Angeles's oldest cemetery allows visitors to trace the history of this proud city.

Matt Blitz

Added by Matt Blitz

Los Angeles, California

Millennium Biltmore Hotel

This opulent hotel has been visited by Spider-Man, Charlie's Angels, and the Ghostbusters.

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Added by mark hayward

New York, New York

Old City Hall Station

A beautiful and abandoned New York subway station from 1904, complete with chandelier.

Rebekah Otto

Added by Rebekah Otto

New York, New York

Long Lines Building

An uber-secure, windowless tower of doom in the center of Manhattan is an NSA spyscraper.

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New York, New York

The Double Check Businessman

This anonymous businessman sculpted in bronze became an enduring memorial after 9/11, and had been mistaken by rescue workers for a survivor in the rubble.

Luke J Spencer

Added by Luke J Spencer

New York, New York

Fearless Girl Statue

Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.

Added by Kavya Ram Mohan