Mount Baldy, California
Bridge to Nowhere
Abandoned bridge hidden deep in the San Gabriel Mountains.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Mount Baldy, California
Abandoned bridge hidden deep in the San Gabriel Mountains.
New York, New York
A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.
Greece
The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.
Rancho Palos Verdes, California
A Swedenborgian glass church surrounded by redwoods sits perched atop a massive landslide area.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
A take-out restaurant that only serves cuisine from countries with which the United States is in conflict.
Vieques, Puerto Rico
The world's brightest bioluminescent bay.
Key West, Florida
These remote Florida islands have a history of sea turtles and sunken treasures, and one of the world’s largest coastal brick fortresses.
Washington, D.C.
The Corinthian columns that towered over Abraham Lincoln’s inauguration stand proud.
Groom Lake, Nevada
In the middle of an extremely unforgiving and desolate high desert is the most secret military facility in the world.
Orchard Park, New York
A natural gas leak provides a flickering flame beneath a waterfall.
Winslow, Arizona
This 4,000-foot-diameter hole is touted as "the most well known, best preserved meteorite crater on Earth."
Amesbury, England
Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world
Seattle, Washington
An old vending machine serves up unpredictable beverages from its seemingly magical insides.
Gerlach, Nevada
A collision of human error and natural geothermal pressure created this rainbow-colored geologic wonder.
East Jerusalem, Israel
A "miracle" that seems to produce more holy fistfights than holy revelations.
Petra District, Jordan
A more chill but no less fascinating version of the famous ancient archeological site.
Petra District, Jordan
An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years and harbors many surprises.
San Francisco, California
Art in the form of a winding, man made crack in stone.
San Francisco, California
Gold Rush-era tombstones line the park's paths.
Rome, Italy
The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.
Andros, Greece
Perched on a spindly rock spire in a Greek archipelago, this lighthouse would make a perfect wizard's tower.
Rome, Italy
Architectural monsters are devouring this palace's every door and window.
Ecuador
Since the 1700s, this old barrel has acted as a post box that relies on the kindness of travelers.
Brooklyn, New York
This innocent-looking townhome is actually a subway exit.