Calistoga, California
California's Old Faithful
California's own majestic geyser is powered by a subterranean volcano.
Places I've been
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Calistoga, California
California's own majestic geyser is powered by a subterranean volcano.
Kingman, Arizona
Don't blink or you'll miss it.
San Francisco, California
Inside an old airplane hangar, friends and strangers alike play on a massive trampoline.
San Francisco, California
The giant pair of sexy legs sticking out the window of this costume store have become its main draw.
Boudry, Switzerland
This lovely little bridge hidden in a Switzerland gorge is essentially a fairytale.
San Juan de Gaztelugatxe, Spain
Hundreds of stone stairs and a winding medieval bridge connect this haunting Spanish island to the mainland.
Chichen Itza, Mexico
Every equinox this Maya pyramid puts on a spooky ancient light show.
Alliance, Nebraska
An experimental, automotive replica of Stonehenge.
London, England
Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.
Denver, Colorado
The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.
San Francisco, California
A still functioning vaudeville carousel that has operated for over a century boasts a colorful menagerie and past.
San Francisco, California
This concrete tangle of square pipes has stood as a proud thorn in the city's side since the '70s.
Custer, South Dakota
The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
This charming colonial alleyway is one of the oldest continuously used residential streets in the U.S.
Alamosa, Colorado
When ecosystems collide in the arid Southwest.
San Francisco, California
The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.
San Francisco, California
A nondescript building that's been functioning as a speakeasy for nearly a century and a half.
London, England
Catacombs turned marketplace.
San Francisco, California
A shop full of natural curiosities, carnivorous plants, and costumed taxidermied mice.
New York, New York
This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.
London, England
Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.
San Francisco, California
San Francisco's newly reopened hands-on science museum.
Prague, Czechia
A 400-year-old mummified arm dangles from the ceiling of St. James the Greater, serving as a warning to thieves.
Prague, Czechia
An existential riddle in the world's largest ancient castle.