The Dunes Hotel and Casino

The Dunes Hotel and Casino opened on the Las Vegas Strip in 1955. Robert Dorr Jr. and John Replogle designed and built the Dunes for $3.5 million, and the resort became known as “the Miracle in the Desert.” Its distinguishing ...

Tomorrowland

Tomorrowland opened along with the other original parks of Disneyland on July 17, 1955. Walt Disney built the park to showcase the technological advancements of the decade and designed it to project what scientists expected the year 1986 to be ...

Wente Vineyards

Located just east of San Francisco, and nestled in the picturesque Livermore Valley, Wente Vineyards continues a long tradition of impressive wine production. Wente Vineyards, is the oldest family owned winery in the United States, and credited for much of ...

Desert Center

When Stephen and Lydia Ragsdale broke down in the desert on their way to Los Angeles, a prospector named Peter Gruendyke rescued them by providing a phone and shelter while they waited for the service truck. Peter lived alongside the ...

Universal Studios

From bringing Frankenstein’s monster to life, to creating genetically engineered dinosaurs in Jurassic Park, Universal Studios brings the depths of the imagination to life.

In 1909, Carl Laemmle founded the International Motion Picture Company, and by 1912, the Universal Film ...

Deer Trap Mesa

Outside of Los Alamos, New Mexico, a small mesa provides not only a beautiful view but also a broad cross-section of the past. Explorers named Deer Trap Mesa after finding a small game pit once used by native hunters.

Thousands ...

Cortez Colorado

Cortez, Colorado, established in 1886, sits between the mountains and desert in Montezuma County. J.W. Hanna owned the land and was the president of the Montezuma Valley Water Supply Company. The town hosted hundreds of men who worked to create ...

CB Fox Department Store

Established in 1979, the CB Fox Department Store in Los Alamos, New Mexico, experienced many evolutions since the 1950s. Originally a theater from 1951, the structure provided entertainment for the scientists working on atomic bombs in Los Alamos.

From 1960-1963, ...

Canyon de Chelly White House Ruins

The White House ruins are located in Canyon de Chelly National Monument in northeastern Arizona. Canyon de Chelly National Monument is a group of prehistoric native ruins built into the cliff and caves of three canyons: de Chelly, del Muerto, ...

Billy the Kid Gravesite

The immortal William McCarthy also known as William Bonney, but made famous as Billy the Kid, is a perfect example of the wonderful history of the American West. Billy the Kid is a name that continues to live in American ...