Orick, California
Fern Canyon
Canyon walls shrouded in ferns.
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Orick, California
Canyon walls shrouded in ferns.
Skagway, Alaska
A monument commemorating the role of Alaska's native Tlingit guides in the Klondike Gold Rush.
Maitland, Nova Scotia
The highest tides in the world come in and out here twice a day, allowing you to essentially walk along the ocean floor.
Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine, Québec
A scenic overlook of a pit mine hundreds of meters deep filled with blue water.
Québec City, Québec
This lovely, if imposing, piece of Canadian gothic is possibly the most photographed hotel in the world.
Québec City, Québec
This steep cable railway has been hoisting passengers in the heart of Québec City for over a century.
Québec City, Québec
A contemporary fresco movement illustrates the region's rich history.
Woodstock, Maine
A giant telephone commemorates the last "crank" call ever made in the U.S.
Burlington, Vermont
Cryptid lake monster honored with its own monument.
Put-in-Bay, Ohio
The world's tallest doric column is this Ohio monument to a naval victory in the War of 1812.
Tangier, Morocco
Along the most northwestern point in Africa is an ancient cave surrounded by legends.
Chefchaouen, Morocco
Founded as a refugee camp, now a popular tourist spot.
San Francisco, California
Once the largest windmill outside of Holland, with enormous 114 foot sails.
San Francisco, California
This private residence was the template for one of the most beloved television homes of all time.
San Francisco, California
San Francisco's urban bison herd has persisted in the face of extinction, development, and disease.
San Francisco, California
The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.
San Francisco, California
The seawater playground of gilded-era San Francisco burned to the ground in 1966.
San Francisco, California
Olfactory delights in San Francisco's Botanical Gardens.
San Francisco, California
Carnivorous plants, medieval aphrodisiacs, and the largest original wood structure glass conservatory in the western hemisphere.
Barcelona, Spain
Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.
Barcelona, Spain
Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.
Venice, Italy
Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.
West Bay, Cayman Islands
Send a postcard while vacationing with Satan.
Alton, New Hampshire
A stretch of New Hampshire lake water is the only ice runway in the lower 48 states that is FAA-approved.