Aztec, New Mexico
Aztec Ruins National Monument
The hallowed remains of a 900-year old Ancestral Pueblo great house.
Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Aztec, New Mexico
The hallowed remains of a 900-year old Ancestral Pueblo great house.
San Antonio, Texas
Legend has it the commander of the defenders drew a fateful line in the dirt with his sword just before the final battle.
Houston, Texas
The only airport with a people mover system designed by Walt Disney Imagineering.
Galveston, Texas
This private mansion turned Catholic bishop’s home is an iconic Galveston building.
Galveston, Texas
This memorial and the seawall that it stands near are powerful symbols of the island’s resilience.
New York, New York
During the holidays, a vintage subway train whisks New Yorkers back in time.
Bloomington, Minnesota
Equal parts record-breaking temple to consumerism and bizarre fun park, it's more than you think it is...
Dexter, Iowa
The notorious couple camped at this site after a bloody shootout with police.
Winterset, Iowa
This simple home was the beginning of a long journey for the iconic Western film star.
West Chester, Ohio
A 25,000-square-foot display with dozens of model trains in intricate miniature worlds.
Corbin, Kentucky
The first KFC is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The United States’s oldest funicular railway glides up and down a steep Pittsburgh street.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
There aren't too many operational funiculars around, but Pittsburgh has two!
Pendleton, Oregon
The only Native American museum along the Oregon Trail, run by the peoples who have lived on the land for generations.
Pendleton, Oregon
A statue of the owner stands outside of this museum, once the most popular brothel in town.
Corbett, Oregon
A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.
Crater Lake, Oregon
The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.
Crater Lake, Oregon
A vertically floating hemlock controls the waves and weather at Crater Lake.
Redding, California
This ultra-modern California span is actually a titanic solar clock in disguise built by famed architect Santiago Calatrava.
Yosemite National Park, California
Under the right circumstances, this waterfall in Yosemite briefly turns a luminescent fiery orange.
Yosemite National Park, California
A glimpse into the lives of the the Miwok and Paiute people in Yosemite National Park.
Yosemite National Park, California
The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.
Modesto, California
Inside this library turned museum, the history of Modesto and Stanislaus County is on full display.
Sacramento, California
A working miniature city designed to teach kids about safety and presumably city planning.