Costa Mesa, California
California Scenario
A small sculpture garden that provides a microcosmic representation of California.
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Costa Mesa, California
A small sculpture garden that provides a microcosmic representation of California.
Anaheim, California
The oldest attraction in Disneyland is a prehistoric stump that Walt may have bought for his wife.
Anaheim, California
A family agreed to sell their property to Disney on the condition that this tree, planted as a wedding gift, would not be removed.
Sydney, Australia
The statue honors an adventurous seafaring cat.
Sydney, Australia
Come for the flowers, stay for the bats!
Sydney, Australia
A collaboration of art and ornithology mourns the calls of Sydney's lost birds.
Apia, Samoa
The world is full of swimming holes, but few compare to Samoa’s idyllic To Sua ocean trench.
Anchorage, Alaska
A high school astronomy enthusiast designed this model of our solar system to be traversed on foot.
Cantwell, Alaska
Four-story concrete hotel never opened to customers.
Anchorage, Alaska
Considered by many to be one of the most dangerous highways in Alaska.
Honolulu, Hawaii
Hiding in plane sight.
Honolulu, Hawaii
The only royal palace on U.S. soil has been a territorial capitol, a military headquarters, and a prison for a queen.
Taupō, New Zealand
Eat your Big Mac in a DC-3.
Waitomo, New Zealand
Tubing through a cave lit with glowworms is a magical underground experience.
Matamata, New Zealand
This sheep farm has been forever transformed since being built for “The Hobbit” film series.
Rotorua, New Zealand
Major tourist destination known for its bubbling mud-pools and hot thermal springs.
Kapa'a, Hawaii
This narrow coastline trail through the dense Kauai wilderness is among the most beautiful and dangerous in the world.
Waimea, Hawaii
This ruined fort and statue are a testament to the last king of Kaua‘i’s savvy diplomacy skills, which briefly brought Russians to Hawai‘i.
New Castle, Colorado
A coal fire has been burning underground here since 1896.
Delta, Colorado
The giant stump of the once towering cottonwood where Ute people held tribal meetings.
Durango, Colorado
A riverside tiny house with books and other treasures galore.
Montrose, Colorado
A dangerous narrow-gauge railroad once traced a route through this striking canyon.
Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado
The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.
Dolores, Colorado
A breathtaking array of ancient Pueblo structures and artifacts counterintuitively preserved by neglect.