Forks, Washington
Hall of Mosses
Stroll through a wonderland of stupendous moss-covered trees.
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Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Forks, Washington
Stroll through a wonderland of stupendous moss-covered trees.
Seney, Michigan
"The Most Boring Road in the State."
Newberry, Michigan
Two dozen rescued bears roam (mostly) free at the largest bear ranch in the U.S.
Paradise, Michigan
This lighthouse and shipwreck museum keep a torch burning for the memory of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald.
Spring Green, Wisconsin
A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.
Florence, Kentucky
After a water tower painting was accused of being an ad, a simple fix was made that gave the city a motto.
Glen Arbor Township, Michigan
This national park on the shore of Lake Michigan features remarkable dunes that lie at the heart of a Chippewa legend.
Page, Arizona
Most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest.
Page, Arizona
A sharp bend in a dramatic river canyon cut through red rocks.
Silver City, New Mexico
These ruins of a pre-Columbian cliff village are among the most beautiful and well preserved in New Mexico.
Wahiawa, Hawaii
Race through the maze, get your name on the sign.
Honolulu, Hawaii
The only royal palace on U.S. soil has been a territorial capitol, a military headquarters, and a prison for a queen.
Alamogordo, New Mexico
This is one really big nut.
Roswell, New Mexico
A museum dedicated to the alleged Roswell Incident.
Naalehu, Hawaii
A beach made of semi-precious green sand on the Big Island of Hawaiʻi.
Naalehu, Hawaii
The southernmost point in the United States is a beautiful place to look at but a deadly place to wade in.
Mitchell, South Dakota
A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world.
Wall, South Dakota
The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.
Custer, South Dakota
The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.
Keystone, South Dakota
The highest point in South Dakota contains the ashes of Valentine McGillycuudy, the "Holy White Man."
Natural Bridge, Virginia
A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.
Leavenworth, Washington
One small town in the Pacific Northwest transformed itself into a Bavarian-themed tourist destination.
Carlsbad, New Mexico
The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."
Alamogordo, New Mexico
Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.