Alberta
Columbia Icefield
A surviving remnant of the thick ice mass that once mantled most of Western Canada's mountains.
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Alberta
A surviving remnant of the thick ice mass that once mantled most of Western Canada's mountains.
Vulcan, Alberta
Live long and prosper in Vulcan, Alberta.
Banff, Alberta
Few other hotels can rival the grandeur of the Castle in the Rockies.
Boston, Massachusetts
Mrs. Mallard and her brood are a beloved fixture in Boston Public Garden.
San Luis Obispo, California
A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.
Sequoia National Park, California
Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).
Kutna Hora, Czechia
A church of bones, decorated with 40,000 human skeletons.
Mont Saint-Michel, France
This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.
Crater Lake, Oregon
The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.
Kazanlak, Bulgaria
An abandoned saucer-shaped monument in the Bulgarian mountains.
Aguas Calientes, Peru
The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.
Kitakyushu, Japan
An exquisite tunnel of cascading flowers.
Rome, Italy
Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.
Mülenen, Switzerland
Traversing steep Alpine slopes, this engineering marvel is one of the longest and highest funiculars in the world.
Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland
A historic observatory precariously perched at the "Top of Europe."
Schwyz, Switzerland
The steepest classic funicular in the world glides along a dizzying incline.
Schattenhalb, Switzerland
The alpine falls where Sherlock Holmes apparently met his demise can actually be visited.
Meyrin, Switzerland
Home of the Large Hadron Collider and the birthplace of the World Wide Web.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.
Devils Tower, Wyoming
The first declared National Monument in the United States.
Lakewood, Colorado
At this Denver landmark, the meals are compulsory, the sopapillas are complimentary, and the insanity is everywhere.
Estes Park, Colorado
Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."
Kyoto, Japan
With over 12,000 different species of plants, this botanical garden is Japan's oldest and most diverse.