Vulcan, Alberta
Vulcan
Live long and prosper in Vulcan, Alberta.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Jasper, Alberta
Columbia Icefield Skywalk
With a floor made of thick glass, this observation deck offers a full view of Sunwapta Valley's mountains and rivers.
Cochrane, Alberta
Yamnuska Wolfdog Sanctuary
A rescue facility that caters specifically to wolf-dog hybrids, and educates about these unique animals.
Jasper, Alberta
Athabasca Glacier
This natural wonder is disappearing at an alarming rate.
Aden, Alberta
Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park
Blackfoot petroglyphs of southern Alberta which date back as far as 7000 B.C.
Drumheller, Alberta
The World's Largest Dinosaur
As if T-rex wasn't big enough, this Canadian monument is four times larger than the real thing.
Alberta
Lake Abraham
The frozen bubbles that form on the icy surface of this Canadian lake contain enough methane to create a small explosion.
Banff, Alberta
Banff Springs Hotel
Few other hotels can rival the grandeur of the Castle in the Rockies.
United States Minor Outlying Islands
The 98 Rock
A desperate final message left by a POW on the run serves as a memorial for himself and the 97 that died with him.
Wake Island
A remote coral island with a gristly history of shipwreck, battles, and a horrendous war crime.
United States Minor Outlying Islands
Jarvis Ghost Island
An abandoned guano-mining city in the South Pacific.
Los Angeles, California
Eagle Rock
The neighborhood of Eagle Rock is named after a gigantic boulder with a shadowy surprise.
Los Angeles, California
Naval and Marine Corps Reserve Training Center
Opened as part of the New Deal, the training facility now features World War II-era structures and a pylon that once stood at the World Trade Center.
Los Angeles, California
Waldorf Hotel Apartments
Apartment building was once posh playground to the Hollywood elite.
Los Angeles, California
Declaration Sculpture
60 feet of towering steel balances gracefully.
Los Angeles, California
Cardiff Tower
This "synagogue" is not what it seems to be.
Los Angeles, California
Venice Beach Poet's Monument
The words of the neighborhood's most famous poets adorn four concrete walls.
Los Angeles, California
LAX Theme Building
This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.
Los Angeles, California
Muscle Beach
An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.
Los Angeles, California
Capitol Records Building Morse Code
The blinking light atop the iconic landmark has been sending secret messages for decades.
Los Angeles, California
Brown Derby
Outposts of this restaurant chain were shaped like jaunty chapeaus.
Los Angeles, California
Korean Bell of Friendship
This symbol of peace is appropriately positioned overlooking the Pacific Ocean.
Los Angeles, California
UCLA Meteorite Collection
What began with a single, 357-pound chunk of the Canyon Diablo meteorite grew to be an impressive collection.
Los Angeles, California
Space Shuttle Endeavour
The final resting place of a space program monolith, soon to be unveiled again to the public.
