Hilo, Hawaii
Mauna Kea
Earth's tallest volcano is sacred to Native Hawaiians, and home to a dozen world-class observatories.
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Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Hilo, Hawaii
Earth's tallest volcano is sacred to Native Hawaiians, and home to a dozen world-class observatories.
Naalehu, Hawaii
A beach made of semi-precious green sand on the Big Island of Hawaiʻi.
Sapporo, Japan
The only thing sweeter than the potatoes is the canine proprietor of this roadside stall.
Dundalk, Maryland
This abandoned sea fort has become an accidental bird sanctuary.
Washington, D.C.
One of the largest artillery pieces in the world sits in a Washington D.C. parking lot.
Grangewilliam, Ireland
Obelisks and stone pineapples in the Irish countryside.
Kunoy, Faroe Islands
The abandoned village of Skarð aptly illustrates the idiom "Don't put all your eggs in one basket."
Gakona, Alaska
An auroral research program that superheats the ionosphere.
Kerry, Ireland
Perfectly preserved ancient monastery in an impossibly dramatic location on a rocky island in the Atlantic.
Iceland
Rising from the sea like a stone monster.
Whitehorse, Yukon
This decommissioned DC-3 now forever points into the oncoming wind.
Iceland
Walk in the footsteps of the gods and straddle two tectonic plates.
Nariño, Colombia
A dangling church built over a Colombian gorge.
Fort Smith, Northwest Territories
Ice roads, deep holes and 3,500 pounds of diamonds.
Pico, Portugal
As the highest point in the Mid-Atlantic range this stratovolcano offers spectacular views.
Vista Hermosa, Colombia
An explosion of natural color known as "the river that ran away from paradise."
Devon Island, Nunavut
The closest thing to Mars on Earth.
Santa Rosa, California
340 bicycles, 65 feet high.
San Francisco, California
Not merely a museum – but a whirring powerhouse that offers a subterranean peek into the heart and soul of cable car operations.
Berkeley, California
Where the alchemists dream of transmuting base metal into gold was actually achieved.
Mountain View, California
From the Difference Engine to the Cray-1, all under one roof.
Tasiilaq, Greenland
Small Island off the coast of Greenland.
Qualicum Beach, British Columbia
Sleep snuggled in a sphere suspended atop the forest canopy of Vancouver Island.
Fremont, California
The old Niles Canyon Aqueduct in the San Francisco Bay Area is a bemusing and secret trail through nature for wayward travelers.