San Jose, California
Mark's Hot Dogs
For roadside fast food, pull over at the giant orange.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
San Jose, California
For roadside fast food, pull over at the giant orange.
Higashikawa, Japan
The highest mountain in Hokkaido was the setting for one of Japan’s strangest unsolved mysteries.
Hamburg, Germany
A suburban monument preserves the faces of twenty murdered Jewish boys and girls.
Paris, France
France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.
Miami, Florida
This Miami cemetery holds the remains of two Cuban presidents, a Nicaraguan president, and the senior Desi Arnaz. And it was once the resting place of the crown prince of Spain.
Fernandina Beach, Florida
Named from the Spanish for “beautiful woods,” this public cemetery is spread across 29 acres of moss-draped oaks.
Widcombe, England
Victorian-era cemetery full of interesting local history among the graves.
Los Angeles, California
This nondescript tunnel has been featured in a number of iconic movies, from “Roger Rabbit” to “Back to the Future.”
Nye County, Nevada
The contents of this safe survived a 37-kiloton nuclear bomb.
Fallon, Nevada
On October 26, 1963, a 12-kiloton nuclear device was detonated here in granite some 1,211 feet below the ground surface.
Richland Township, Indiana
Finished in December of 1906, it was the longest rail viaduct in the United States and the third longest of its kind in the world at that time.
Fouke, Arkansas
The legend of a local monster still haunts this small town.
Marianna, Arkansas
One of the most acclaimed eateries in Arkansas is a two-table diner on the ground floor of a family home.
Murfreesboro, Arkansas
The only diamond mine in the world where you can keep what you find.
Corbett, Oregon
A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.
Amherst, Massachusetts
A cultural center dedicated to the preservation of the Yiddish language and culture with over a million volumes.
Gablenz, Germany
This jaw-dropping 19th-century bridge uses its reflection to form what appears to be a perfect circle.
Eureka, North Carolina
A sign marks the plane crash that caused two nuclear bombs to fall in North Carolina.
New York, New York
Built as a gift to the hottest tastemaker of the time, these hidden quarters remain an Art Deco showpiece.
Arlington, Virginia
Parking garage where Bob Woodward met Watergate source "Deep Throat."
Morgan City, Louisiana
The only place in the world where the general public can walk aboard an authentic offshore drilling rig.
Lopar, Croatia
The only gulag ever to exist in socialist Yugoslavia.
Kuchino, Russia
Former prison camp dedicated to the victims of political repression.
Hardwick, New Jersey
This scout retreat, still in use today, was the filming location for the original “Friday the 13th” film.