Pacific Grove, California
Kissing Rock
Two rocks in a perpetual kiss and one of "the most romantic spot in America."
Places I've been
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Pacific Grove, California
Two rocks in a perpetual kiss and one of "the most romantic spot in America."
Topeka, Kansas
A rainbow-colored house promotes LGBTQ rights across the street from the Westboro Baptist Church.
Pacific Grove, California
Every year, over 25,000 monarchs overwinter in Pacific Grove.
Aptos, California
This concrete ship has had four careers - World War I tanker, floating amusement park, fishing pier, and artificial reef.
Soquel, California
A Buddhist retreat built on more than 100 acres of California Redwood forest.
Sequim, Washington
A magical sanctuary of mythological statuary.
Victoria, British Columbia
This historic Victorian hotel has a scandalous history of affairs and murder.
Neah Bay, Washington
At the most northwestern point of the contiguous United States lies a trail leading through an ancient forest to stunning cliff-side vistas and massive oceanside caves.
La Push, Washington
Shoreline strewn with the remains of ghostly fallen trees.
Forks, Washington
A glimpse into the "Logging Capital of the World" at a time when there was far more forest and far less machinery.
Portland, Oregon
This public art piece proves that in Portland even reporting the weather is a thing of whimsy.
Portland, Oregon
Portlandia is the second-largest copper repoussé statue in the United States.
Castro, Chile
Spanish religion mixed with local architecture has yielded a network of churches unlike any other.
Frutillar, Chile
A sliver of 19th-century Germany sits on the shore of a Chilean lake.
Portland, Oregon
Statues of Ramona Quimby, Henry Huggins, and Ribsy the dog in the park where their adventures "really happened."
Ljubljana, Slovenia
A whimsical bridge adorned with decorative dragons.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This extinct volcano rises above Edinburgh and is special for its panoramic views over the city.
Southport, England
The second-longest pier in the U.K. stretches a whole kilometer into the Irish Sea.
Seattle, Washington
The longest and widest floating bridge in the world.
Mukilteo, Washington
A rare tour of a commercial jet assembly plant, held inside one of the largest buildings in the world.
Port Angeles, Washington
Rustic natural hot springs in the deciduous rain forest.
Tillamook, Oregon
This unassuming cheese empire in rural Oregon churns out more than 150,000 pounds of cheese each day.
San Francisco, California
In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.
Moss Beach, California
A 1920s speakeasy that had rum runners racing up and down the shores of California.