Marble Canyon, Arizona
The Wave
Rippling sand dunes frozen in the Arizona rock.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Lincoln City, Indiana
Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial
The farm where one of America's greatest leaders was raised is now a well-appointed landmark.
Lee Vining, California
Mono Lake
Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.
Morro Bay, California
Morro Rock
A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.
Pescadero, California
Pigeon Point Lighthouse
A New England-style lighthouse along California's beautiful Highway 1 gets a re-do.
Yosemite National Park, California
Indian Village of the Ahwahnee
A glimpse into the lives of the the Miwok and Paiute people in Yosemite National Park.
Yosemite National Park, California
The Ahwahnee Hotel
The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.
Simi Valley, California
Ronald Reagan’s Situation Room
The White House Situation Room was taken apart in 2006 and shipped to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library.
San Bernardino, California
Kelso Dunes
The largest dune field in the Mojave offers a chance of hearing the 'singing sands.'
Sequoia National Park, California
General Sherman
Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).
Three Rivers, California
Tharp’s Log
A 19th-century cabin built into a hollowed-out Sequoia tree.
Three Rivers, California
Moro Rock
Four hundred granite steps were built into this massive rock by the National Park Service.
Inyo County, California
Artist's Drive
Millions of years of oxidation make a drive down this winding Death Valley road surprisingly colorful.
Inyo County, California
Badwater Basin
The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.
San Francisco, California
Exploratorium
San Francisco's newly reopened hands-on science museum.
Chitina, Alaska
Kennicott Ghost Town
The ghostly remains of what was once the world's richest copper mine.
Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska
Denali
The king of U.S. high points towers over every other peak on the continent.
Vancouver, British Columbia
‘Girl in a Wetsuit’
What happens when a sculptor has to find a way around a 100-year-old copyright.
Permanently Closed
Vancouver, British Columbia
Neon Vancouver | Ugly Vancouver
The collection of signage remembers the midcentury pushback against the new neon light.
Victoria, British Columbia
The Empress Hotel
This historic Victorian hotel has a scandalous history of affairs and murder.
Vancouver, British Columbia
Gastown Steam Clock
A working steam clock, one of only a few in the world, located in Vancouver's Victorian Gastown.
Cartagena, Colombia
Door Knockers of Cartagena
The colonial city's social history is reflected in its fanciful door knockers.
Cartagena, Colombia
San Pedro Claver Museum and Cloisters
An inspired museum dedicated to the patron saint of enslaved people, inside the cloisters where he lived and died.
Bogotá, Colombia
Museo del Oro
This Bogotá museum houses the world's largest collection of pre-Columbian gold relics.
