Dayton, Ohio
The Avrocar
A real flying saucer, contracted by the U.S. Air Force.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Dayton, Ohio
A real flying saucer, contracted by the U.S. Air Force.
Flagstaff, Arizona
The eroded core of an ancient volcano is now accessible by a short hike.
Flagstaff, Arizona
The cinder cone volcano with a less than complimentary name.
Flagstaff, Arizona
This Arizona observatory is famous for investigations into Martian life, and as the place humans first spotted Pluto.
Flagstaff, Arizona
The wreckage of a deadly bomber plane crash can still be found near an Arizona peak.
Culberson County, Texas
Steep canyon walls hide a forested oasis in the West Texas desert.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
No Gordon Lightfoot song, only a barebones monument to greed.
Dyer, Nevada
The highest point in Nevada had to be decided by court order after California tried to claim it as their own.
Mount Charleston, Nevada
A memorial to the unknown and unheralded men and women of the Cold War military and intelligence services.
Baker, Nevada
This crumbling stump is all that remains of what was once thought to be the oldest living organism.
Yerington, Nevada
A deep toxic lake fills this abandoned open-pit copper mine, now a Superfund site.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A hurricane-stricken oak tree has been reborn as a beautiful chainsaw artwork.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Formerly known as National D-Day Museum, this collection commemorates the battles of Normandy and WWII.
New Orleans, Louisiana
This New Orleans tree is filled with hidden chimes that produce a carefully tuned melody.
Walker, Louisiana
World's largest precision optical instrument used to detect Einstein's elusive gravity waves.
Creede, Colorado
Take a self-guided tour through one of Colorado's most elevated mining districts.
Lake City, Colorado
The site of the gruesome massacre—and maybe cannibalism—of five men, a tragedy that made Alferd Packer infamous.
Montrose, Colorado
A dangerous narrow-gauge railroad once traced a route through this striking canyon.
Mamou, Louisiana
“The Cajun Music Capital of the World” has kept things French in a Louisiana prairie town for over 75 years.
Columbus, Texas
An entire home filled with over 3,000 pieces of Santa memorabilia in glass cases, walls, on Christmas trees, and even in the bathroom.
Hemphill, Texas
Located in the place where the Columbia space shuttle came down, a museum-memorial that is both touching and informative.
Bellville, Texas
A medieval castle in the middle of rural Texas.
Jacksonville, Florida
After serving in Vietnam, Korea, and even a stint in the Turkish navy, the unique ship is now open as a museum.
Zavalla, Texas
A 19th century family buried their dead among the pines, beneath gravestones styled after ancient Scottish cairns.