San Francisco, California
Vaillancourt Fountain
This concrete tangle of square pipes has stood as a proud thorn in the city's side since the '70s.
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San Francisco, California
This concrete tangle of square pipes has stood as a proud thorn in the city's side since the '70s.
Chicago, Illinois
The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.
Green River, Utah
Bizarre lunar-like landscape with thousands of large stone "hoodoos."
Page, Arizona
Most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest.
Escalante, Utah
Despite its name, this route in southern Utah offers a heavenly day trip.
Kanab, Utah
Giant pinnacles in the sun-scorched lands of Southern Utah have been nicknamed "white ghosts."
Page, Arizona
A sharp bend in a dramatic river canyon cut through red rocks.
Bryce, Utah
Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."
Kane, Utah
This rugged area of red rocks and arches is often considered one of the most beautiful places on Earth.
Midway, Utah
This geothermal hot spring hides beneath a slowly growing mineral dome.
Arco, Idaho
Home to the deepest rift anywhere on Earth.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The largest university building in the West is a gothic masterpiece containing dozens of theme rooms based on different countries.
Richmond, Virginia
A convincing little bit of ancient Egypt smack dab in Richmond, Virginia.
Richmond, Virginia
This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.
Richmond, Virginia
Heron, whitewater rapids, and urban industrialism all add to the beauty of this concrete nature walk.
Fayetteville, Arkansas
An outsider art studio that created a piece of work so popular they had to turn mainstream.
St. Louis, Missouri
Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.
Paris, France
An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.
Esch-sur-Sûre, Luxembourg
Once the local rulers had gone these enchanting ruins housed common folk in an almost real life fairy tale.
Beaufort, Luxembourg
This noble mash-up in eastern Luxembourg is part Medieval, part Renaissance, all castle.
Trier, Germany
The birthplace of Karl Marx is now a museum dedicated to the communist revolutionary's life and work.
Trier, Germany
The last bastion of Roman presence north of the Alps looms over a German town.
Rome, Italy
Museum dedicated to literary greats of the Romantic Period is also the home in which Keats met his untimely end.
Rome, Italy
A mysterious chasm in the heart of the ancient Roman Forum, the Lacus Curtius was once believed to be a gateway to hell.