El Rosario, Mexico
Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve
The winter home of millions of migrating monarch butterflies.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
El Rosario, Mexico
The winter home of millions of migrating monarch butterflies.
Kenya
Life and death are on parade at the most reliably perilous site of “the Great Migration.”
Christmas Island, Australia
The red crab exhibits one of the most spectacular migrations on earth, despite manmade obstacles.
Sakura, Japan
They say the internet is forever but just in case, the shiba inu behind an iconic meme has been immortalized in bronze.
London, England
The beloved beast's taxidermy remains sit in the Natural History Museum's cafe.
Orient, New York
A tiny islet just off Long Island offers a wealth of infectious curiosities.
Tokyo, Japan
Home to a legend of the supernatural raccoon dog, a rare wooden structure of Edo, and witnesses of the Tokyo bombings.
Tokyo, Japan
People from around the world visit the shrine of Japan’s legendarily loyal dog.
Tokyo, Japan
The legendary birthplace of the Japanese maneki-neko is dotted with hundreds of lucky beckoning cats.
Nairobi, Kenya
This wildlife trust is dedicated to orphaned elephant rescue and conservation.
Cave City, Kentucky
Amazing taxidermy dioramas from the 1960s in a cement building meant to look like an ice cave.
Jackson, Wyoming
One of the largest collections of wildlife art in the United States, built into the side of a cliff in rural Wyoming.
Ishinomaki, Japan
On Japan's Tashirojima Island, cats are king.
Illkirch-Graffenstaden, France
The little tuxedo cat survived the trip, then languished in obscurity.
Los Angeles, California
Because there's no place like home.
Los Angeles, California
Dozens of feral felines rule a segment of Hollywood's only graveyard.
Richfield, Utah
One of the world's oldest and most massive living organisms is a grove of quaking aspens.
Park City, Utah
The largest wildlife crossing in Utah allows local fauna to safely traverse the six-lane Interstate 80 at Parleys Canyon.
Navajo Mountain, Utah
This magnificent natural sandstone bridge is one of the largest in the world and is an iconic symbol for Lake Powell.
Salt Lake City, Utah
Next to Salt Lake City's Assembly Hall stands a tribute to some unlikely heroes of early Mormon settlers.
Delta, Utah
Dig for your own trilobites in this goldmine of invertebrates.
Teec Nos Pos, Utah
The marker offers a rare chance to be in four U.S. states at once, though there's some controversy over its geographic accuracy.
Bryce, Utah
Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."
Havre, Montana
After Havre burned down, the best place to build was under the ashes.