Reighard's Gas Station

Reighard’s Gas Station (Altoona, Pennsylvania)

The oldest continually operated gas station in the United States is not along the historic freeways of California, or sitting on the slowly eroding Route 66 somewhere in Arizona.  A little service station called Reighard’s

Mill Ends Park, Portland, Oregon

Mill Ends Park (Portland, Oregon)

Mill Ends Park is the smallest urban park in the world.  Located in a median strip on the SW Naito Parkway in Portland, Oregon, Mill Ends Park is a circle shaped plot of land 2

Rialto Bridge, Venice, Italy

Rialto Bridge (Venice, Italy)

The Rialto Bridge, known in Italy as Ponte di Roalto is the oldest of the four main bridges to span the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy.  Serving as the divide between the districts of San

Big Shoe cobbler in Bakersfield, California

The Big Shoe (Bakersfield, California)

The Big Shoe is a novelty architecture building shaped like shoe in Bakersfield, California. Or rather it is a building shaped like a shoe from the 1940’s, which puts it perfectly in line with the

The Mittens geological structure

Monument Valley

Monument Valley is a large region of the Colorado Plateau and a Navajo Tribal Park, the equivalent to a national park.  The isolated red mesas and sandstone buttes are surrounded by empty, but beautifully colored

Byodo-in Temple in Hawaii

Byodo-In Temple (O’ahu, Hawaii)

Dedicated in August of 1968 to commemorate the 100-year anniversary of the first Japanese immigrants to Hawaii, the Byodo-In Temple is a non-denominational temple located on the island of O’ahu, Hawaii. The temple, located at the Valley

Washington Monument (Washington, D.C.)

The Washington Monument is an obelisk on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., built to commemorate George Washington, the first President of the United States and once commander-in-chief of the Continental Army.  Due east of

Tower Bridge (London, England)

One of the most iconic attractions in London is the Tower Bridge.  A combined bascule and suspension bridge that crosses the River Thames close to the Tower of London, the Tower Bridge connects the Southwark

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