Troutman, North Carolina
Lake Norman
A Nessie-like monster supposedly lurks in this lake.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Troutman, North Carolina
A Nessie-like monster supposedly lurks in this lake.
Mexico City, Mexico
Its most enigmatic sculpture is a giantess with a ghostly face on her knee.
Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado
The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.
Ludlow, California
One of the ghostly stops along Route 66.
San Bernardino County, California
This dormant volcanic crater has been converted from a roiling pit of magma to a pleasant hiking spot.
Kayenta, Arizona
Ancestral Puebloan ruins, natural arches, and box canyons abound in this seldom-visited corner of Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park.
Towaoc, Colorado
Ute tour guides have been sharing the ancient dwellings and rock art inside this large park with visitors for more than 40 years.
Chimney Rock, Colorado
Two tall rocks sit at the center of this site, once the home of a large Ancestral Puebloan community.
Abiquiu, New Mexico
Its history includes dinosaur fossils, cattle rustlers, Georgia O'Keeffe, and a mythical giant rattlesnake named Vivaron.
Asbury Park, New Jersey
Marie told fortunes from her small stand on the Boardwalk for decades, including to a young Bruce Springsteen who would busk outside her booth.
Asbury Park, New Jersey
A storefront museum in Asbury Park honoring the Jersey Shore’s deep history of mystery—including the Jersey Devil.
Elie, Scotland
The only fixed chain and post trail in Scotland snakes its way along the base of a towering seaside cliff.
Sumburgh, Scotland
This picturesque archeological site looks like it was pulled straight from a fantasy novel.
Finstown, Scotland
Enter the world under the hill at this ancient UK burial chamber.
Baltasound, Scotland
This Shetland Islands bus shelter may be small, but it squeezes in a couch, a desk, some art, and even an old telly.
Glasgow, Scotland
Glasgow's oldest pub has a proud literary tradition and possibly a ghost or two.
Whaligoe, Scotland
Cut into a sheer cliff face, these stairs are the only way to reach a secluded Scottish harbor.
Duffus, Scotland
A beachside cave filled with Bronze Age metalwork, pottery, and human remains.
Highland, Scotland
An abandoned village where the ruined foundations cling to a cliff.
Outer Hebrides, Scotland
A mysterious, weather-beaten bus lies on the coast of Harris, enticing the curious to investigate.
Deans, Scotland
A memorial commemorating the only Scottish police investigation into an extraterrestrial incident.
Nairn, Scotland
In the Scottish Highlands, this 13th-century castle ruin is hidden at the end of a farm track.
Dechmont, Scotland
This abandoned hospital village was once viewed as an innovative way to deal with mental illness.
Fetlar, Scotland
On a remote island, legend has it that a fiddler and his wife were turned to stone.