Kananaskis, Alberta
The Vault
What was to be the world's most secure Cold War document vault ended up as just a few shallow caves.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Kananaskis, Alberta
What was to be the world's most secure Cold War document vault ended up as just a few shallow caves.
Cochrane, Alberta
A rescue facility that caters specifically to wolf-dog hybrids, and educates about these unique animals.
Calgary, Alberta
What happens when a chef with indigenous roots takes over a hotel-restaurant?
Calgary, Alberta
Eclectic musical collection ranging from hurdy gurdies and orphicas to the Rolling Stones Mobile Studio.
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Inside the world's largest seed bank, WWII botanists elected to starve to death rather than compromise their collection.
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Once frequented by heavyweights of the Russian arts scene, this café is stuck in the 1800s.
Oil Springs, Ontario
A petroleum heritage museum on the site where James Miller Williams dug the first commercial oil well on the continent in 1858.
Lakewood, Colorado
Rather than a run-of-the-mill franchise hotel, this lodging has been decked out in dinosaur decor.
Boise, Idaho
When in Idaho, sleep in a giant potato.
Tonopah, Nevada
Oh, just a motel on the edge of the desert decorated with thousands of clowns conveniently located next to an abandoned graveyard.
Kelleys Island, Ohio
These beautiful wineries were at the center of Lake Erie's "grape belt" back when the Midwest dominated American wine production.
Sandusky, Ohio
Learn about the history and craftsmanship of carousels inside this museum located in a former post office.
Tulum, Mexico
An ancient system of freshwater caves filled with animal bones, including that of species long-extinct.
Katy, Texas
255 feet of suds, scrubbers, and blow dryers.
Alvinston, Ontario
This towering bee statue is a tribute to Ontario's first meadery and a century-old honey producer.
Cedar, Michigan
A crumbling mountain resort that looks like it was abandoned in an instant.
Cape Town, South Africa
Haven for Cape Fur Seals, until the Ring of Death of jumping Great White Sharks arrives.
Herrnbaumgarten, Austria
The world's largest collection of intentionally useless inventions.
Semenkovo, Russia
Slather on the history at an exhibition dedicated to this Russian luxury.
Hamtramck, Michigan
A wacky two-story folk-art assemblage of carved and found objects, with lights, motion, and sound now in need of financial support.
Southgate, Michigan
The world's largest commercially available hamburger is complete with 15 pounds of lettuce, 30 pounds of bacon, and 36 pounds of cheese.
Laramie, Wyoming
The high point on the 16th president's eponymous roadway is marked by a massive version of his head.
Saint Paul, Minnesota
The home where a lovestruck Fitzgerald wrote his first published novel, "This Side of Paradise."
North St Paul, Minnesota
Admire the art and then buy a raccoon skull cleaned by flesh-eating beetles.