Yosemite National Park, California
Horsetail Fall's Firefall
Under the right circumstances, this waterfall in Yosemite briefly turns a luminescent fiery orange.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Los Angeles, California
Bradbury Building
The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.
San Francisco, California
Alcatraz Island
In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.
San Jose, California
The Winchester Mystery House
A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.
Fairbanks, Alaska
Golden Heart Plaza
Once the center of Gold Rush mania, now the starting point for the Yukon Quest sled dog race.
Chitina, Alaska
The Gilahina Trestle
In the middle of the Alaskan wilderness, lies a train trestle to nowhere.
Healy, Alaska
Suntrana Canyon
This often-overlooked canyon dazzles and intrigues with its many layers of colors, shapes and odd formations.
Anchorage, Alaska
Grandma Olga Statue
Pay homage to a preeminent matriarch, and the native Dena’ina people, at this sculpture installation in Anchorage.
Anchorage, Alaska
Diamond Jim's Liquor Store Sign
A quirky roadside sign was the subject of a years-long legal standoff over highway right-of-way clearances.
Ketchikan, Alaska
Creek Street District
A historic area for shopping and dining in Ketchikan's former red-light district.
Seward, Alaska
Iditarod Mile 0 Marker
The beginning of the historic Iditarod Trail connecting the Alaskan cities of Seward and Nome.
Fairbanks, Alaska
Alaska Highway's Milepost 1523
This mile marker stands at the unofficial end of a highway built to defend the United States from a Japanese invasion during World War II.
Anchorage, Alaska
Earthquake Park
The now-serene site of the largest earthquake ever recorded in North America.
Fairbanks, Alaska
Chatanika Gold Dredge #3
A hulking remnant of Alaska's industrial gold mining boom in the 1920s.
Skagway, Alaska
Skagway Centennial Statue
A monument commemorating the role of Alaska's native Tlingit guides in the Klondike Gold Rush.
Fairbanks, Alaska
Fountainhead Antique Auto Museum
The collection includes seven one-of-a-kind automobiles, vintage fashion, and more.
Fairbanks, Alaska
Lend-Lease Monument
This super-sized statue is the only public memorial to the deal that ended America's neutrality during World War II.
Valdez, Alaska
Valdez Museum & Historical Archive
Permanent exhibit reminds visitors of the Exxon Valdez.
Anchorage, Alaska
Alaska Native Heritage Center
See a full-scale whale skeleton and experience the captivating culture of Alaska’s Native people at this heritage center in east Anchorage.
Juneau, Alaska
Aquilean Whale Tail Sculptures
A whale of a public art display towers atop Juneau's cruise ship dock.
Anchorage, Alaska
The Seward Highway
Considered by many to be one of the most dangerous highways in Alaska.
Juneau, Alaska
Tracy Arm Fjord
A 30-mile-long glacially-carved canyon leads to a massive pair of glaciers.
Haines, Alaska
Jilkaat Kwaan Heritage Center
The cultural center preserves the history of the Tlingit tribe, who have lived in this Alaska village for more than 10,000 years.
Fairbanks, Alaska
Engineers Tradition Stone
A sarcastic monument threatens to curse any "idiot" who dares remove it.
