San Jose, California
Sonic Runway
At night, this glittering musical tunnel draws skaters and photographers.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
San Jose, California
At night, this glittering musical tunnel draws skaters and photographers.
San Rafael, California
Of all the origin stories for weed's secret code, this one likely has the goods.
Washington Island, Wisconsin
This pebble beach is so beautiful that taking its rocks is against the law.
Washington, Wisconsin
The oldest continuously-operating tavern in Wisconsin used a clever loophole to serve alcohol during Prohibition.
Holbrook, Arizona
One man handcrafts "the best sake made outside of Japan" in a tiny desert town on Route 66.
Hanksville, Utah
At this gas station in the middle of the desert, a convenience store has been carved directly into the rock.
Kumbakonam, India
This temple contains what might be the world's oldest optical illusion.
Dallas, Texas
A trio of colossal statues spread across a Dallas neighborhood chart the emergence of a giant robot born of a locomotive and spilled gin.
Reading, Pennsylvania
This semi-spooky remnant of an abandoned hotel provides fantastic views.
Tokyo, Japan
A charming, homemade vending machine dispenses burgers and sandwiches at this hole-in-the-wall bakery.
Portugal
This gaping hole in the middle of a remote mountain lake looks like a portal to another dimension.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A public art piece that barely gets recognized, but then that might be the point.
Aurora, Texas
This small town Texas cemetery is said to be the burial site of a UFO pilot who crashed in the 1800s.
Fort Sumner, New Mexico
The final resting place of the most famous outlaw in the Old West.
San Jon, New Mexico
The old Route 66 town straddling Texas and New Mexico died along with the Main Street of America.
Magdalena, New Mexico
Twenty-seven massive radio antennas on the high plains of New Mexico search for life on other planets.
New Mexico
Twice a year, visitors can tour the desolate site that birthed the Atomic Age.
Pueblo, Colorado
A futuristic hovertrain is parked unceremoniously alongside a nondescript road.
Denver, Colorado
The spot in the Mile-High City that's exactly 5,280 feet above sea level (at least for now).
Manchester, England
A tiny, heartwarming piece of art hiding in plain sight.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
This icon of the Atomic Age now lays dormant.
Bradford-on-Avon, England
This bridge later moonlighted as a local jail.
Cergy, France
This massive sculptural work outside of Paris was four decades in the making—and it's still not quite complete.
Topeka, Kansas
A rainbow-colored house promotes LGBTQ rights across the street from the Westboro Baptist Church.