Lawrence-Livermore National Laboratory

Us versus Them!

In 1949, the Soviet Union successfully detonated its first nuclear weapon. American Physicists Ernest O. Lawrence and Edward Teller were both affiliated with the Manhattan Project and supported the creation of a second laboratory to facilitate the ...

House at Otowi Bridge

Follow the original train tracks out of Los Alamos, New Mexico to find the house at Otowi Bridge.

Owned by Edith Warner, the house served as the only place the community of scientists could get away to. Los Alamos, where ...

Santa Monica Pier

Now a world-famous recreation area, the city of Santa Monica, California originally constructed the Santa Monica Pier in 1909 to carry sewage lines out past the breakers.

In 1922, inspired by the pier's popularity as a fishing and recreation destination, ...

Bay Bridge

Although, the longest suspension bridge in the world when opened in 1936, the San Francisco Bay Bridge still loomed in the shadow of its iconic sister, the Golden Gate Bridge. Completed within 6 months of each other, the two structures, ...

Disneyland

Dreams have come true at Disneyland USA in Anaheim, California for over fifty-five years.

When motion picture producer Walt Disney took his daughters to amusement parks, he was disgusted and bored with his experience. These experiences inspired Disney to purchase ...

Cabazon Dinosaurs

The Cabazon Dinosaurs are a roadside attraction in Cabazon, California, just off Interstate 10.

The two largest dinosaurs, Mr. Rex the Tyrannosaurus Rex, and Ms. Dinny, the Apatosaurus, are both viewed by 12 million people each year as they travel ...

Livermore-Amador Valley

In the late eighteenth century, the Natives of the Livermore-Amador Valley were introduced to the Spanish culture when padres decided the valley would be suitable for grazing livestock and building the Mission San Jose. By this time, Spain had already ...

Snow Cap Drive-In

TThe Snow Cap Drive-In, located in Seligman, Arizona is a famous Route 66 restaurant located on a historic section of the "Mother Road."

Started in 1953, the restaurant was opened in response to the Route 66 tourist traffic. The town ...

Fisherman's Wharf

At San Francisco's Fisherman's Wharf, ,maritime history and tradition along with diverse ethinic culture form a distinctive blend that gives it a strength and vitality all its own. The wharf was originally named after its found, Henry Meiggs in 1853. ...

San Francisco

Located on the San Francisco Peninsula, overlooking the Pacific Ocean, and inhabited by Native Americans for thousands of years prior to its discovery by the Spanish, San Francisco is one of the largest and most diverse cities in the United ...