Keystone, South Dakota
Black Elk Peak
The highest point in South Dakota contains the ashes of Valentine McGillycuudy, the "Holy White Man."
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Keystone, South Dakota
The highest point in South Dakota contains the ashes of Valentine McGillycuudy, the "Holy White Man."
Wall, South Dakota
The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.
Custer, South Dakota
The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.
Waimea, Hawaii
This ruined fort and statue are a testament to the last king of Kaua‘i’s savvy diplomacy skills, which briefly brought Russians to Hawai‘i.
Kaneohe, Hawaii
This World War II-era bunker is now packed with posters and props from movies and TV shows filmed nearby.
Koloa, Hawaii
A prehistoric landscape hidden in the cliffs of Maha'ulepu.
Koloa, Hawaii
This blowhole is supposedly caused by a trapped monster.
Eleele, Hawaii
This industrial area was the dumping ground for massive amounts of trash, some of which washes up as tiny bits of sea glass.
Wahiawa, Hawaii
Race through the maze, get your name on the sign.
Chicken, Alaska
A giant poultry statue immortalizes one of Alaska's more humorous town names.
Coldfoot, Alaska
The northernmost truck stop in the United States.
Alaska
The stickered marker pinpoints where the only maintained road in the United States crosses into the polar region.
Fairbanks, Alaska
This gravelly, dangerous highway is the only road in the United States that leads to the Arctic Ocean.
Anchorage, Alaska
Considered by many to be one of the most dangerous highways in Alaska.
Homer, Alaska
Buy your friend a drink or staple some cash to the wall for the next guy at the Salty Dawg Saloon.
Reykjavik, Iceland
Iceland's tribute to its thankless civil servants.
Reykjavik, Iceland
This stunning concert hall has become a symbol of Iceland's national recovery.
Iceland
If a glacial river suddenly diving into a sheer chasm via a dramatic, multi-stage waterfall isn't peak Iceland, it's certainly close.
Iceland
The most powerful waterfall in all of Europe.
Reykjavik, Iceland
One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.
Grindavík, Iceland
Medicinal spa created from the mineral-rich runoff of a geothermal power plant
Sintra, Portugal
This eccentrically decorated palace is replete with grottoes, fountains, tunnels, and caves.
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.