Los Angeles, California
Hollywood Sign
Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Los Angeles, California
Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.
Los Angeles, California
The abandoned zoo enclosures offer a perfect place to experience the other side of the bars.
Sloan, Nevada
Brightly colored 30-foot-tall totems light up the desert sky just outside Las Vegas.
Seoul, South Korea
South Korea's love of the silly photograph is on full display at this goofy collection of trompe l'oeil paintings.
Shiraz, Iran
Mirrors and glass shards cover every inch of this arrestingly beautiful mosque.
Ennenda, Switzerland
The last woman executed for witchcraft in Europe is remembered in this Swiss museum.
Yachats, Oregon
On the Oregon coast is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.
Gatlinburg, Tennessee
For two weeks every June, fireflies in the Smoky Mountains perform an astonishing light show.
Montreal, Québec
Two thirds of this Montreal neon icon has survived to flash another day.
Hólmavík, Iceland
Staves, storm-calling, and of course, necropants.
Banos, Ecuador
A swing to dangle you off the very edge.
Wanaka, New Zealand
A solitary tree has grown up all alone on Lake Wānaka, backdropped by the beautiful Southern Alps.
London, England
A 300-year-old tea shop that brought tea to the English people, not to mention the Queen herself.
Tonopah, Nevada
Oh, just a motel on the edge of the desert decorated with thousands of clowns conveniently located next to an abandoned graveyard.
Stanford, California
An archive of nearly every day of Buckminster Fuller's life.
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Palace where the nearly un-killable Rasputin was murdered.
Hayakawa, Japan
The oldest hotel in the world has been operated by the same family for over 1,300 years, even catering to samurai.
Carnegie, Pennsylvania
Where the "World Pinball Champion” is crowned.
Ashland, Oregon
A forensic lab dedicated to fighting crimes against wildlife.
Orlando, Florida
The only runway directly into the magic kingdom has been closed since 1972, but it still sings to you if you drive fast enough.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
This impressive collection of rare books on ancient mysticism inspired author Dan Brown.
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
The haunting ruins of a military fortress turned astronomical observatory sit on a Sarajevo mountaintop.
London, England
This massive collection of British military artifacts includes the heartbreaking personal letters of the men in the trenches of WWI.
Baia, Italy
A submerged archeological park still holds the wonders of a Roman Sodom.