Step into what had once been a melting pot and a trading post on the old Mexican border.
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UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the USA
There are 24 UNESCO World Heritage Sites in USA. Learn about each one and be inspired to visit by travel writers who have been there.
How to be a Local Tourist with TripAdvisor Attractions
TripAdvisor Attractions allows you to book attractions, tours, and experiences directly from their platform. Here’s how to use it to be a Local Tourist.
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Maintaining a Sense of the Bizarre: The International Car Forest of the Last Church
On a lonely stretch of road in Nevada rusts a bizarre art installation.
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Manzanar National Historic Site: Never Forget. Never Again.
Visiting the devastating Manzanar War Relocation Center, a Japanese internment camp from World War II.
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Hopalong, Gunga Din: The Museum of Western Film History & the Alabama Hills
Visit the Western Film Museum and the Alabama Hills, site of several movies, in Lone Pine, California.
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Salvation Mountain: a Detour-Worthy Destination
Touring an exuberant patchwork quilt of hope and love.
The Legacy of Sanguinetti, Yuma’s Merchant Prince
Meet one of Yuma’s favored sons, an Italian-American who made a profound impact on the community.
The Casino That Isn’t and Arizona’s First Motel
Besides the movie “3:10 to Yuma,” I knew nothing about the border city in southwestern Arizona. I hadn’t even seen the movie, either the original or the remake, so the only thing I really knew was that there was a place called Yuma and there were outlaws and a train. So how, you ask, did …
Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site
On May 17, 1954, the Supreme Court of the United States of America declared that separate but equal was not. Monroe Elementary School had been one of four segregated sites in Topeka, and Oliver L. Brown was a father who wanted his daughter to attend the school that was seven blocks from their home, instead …
A rainy day visit to Castle Dome Mine Museum
Enter the ghost town left by the longest-running mines in Arizona.
The Serendipity of Rio Bravo Brewing Company
Beer is big in Albuquerque. It’s so big they have a Brewery District. Capital B. Capital D. Not all the breweries are in the Brewery District, but they have a Brewery District, and that means that this is a place that appreciates craft beer. (Oh, Albuquerque, have I told you lately how much I love you?) …