Key West, Florida
U.S. Route 1 Mile 0 Sign
The highway's southernmost spot is a beloved local attraction.
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Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Washington, D.C.
Embassy Gulf Service Center
Behind an abandoned storefront is an example of pioneering 1930s gas station architecture.
Shamrock, Texas
U-Drop Inn
Once in disrepair, this popular Texas stop along iconic Route 66 has been restored to its past glory.
Washington, D.C.
Watergate Gas Station
This seemingly out-of-place gas station by the Watergate hotel was once described as the most expensive gas station in the world.
East End, Cayman Islands
The Blowholes
This natural rock formation spouts jets of water into the air.
Mackinac County, Michigan
The Mackinac Bridge
The fifth-longest suspension bridge the world, connecting one Michigan peninsula to another.
Belvedere, Sint Maarten
Concordia Monument
Where Saint-Martin ends and Sint Maarten begins (or vice versa).
Durango, Colorado
Strater Hotel
A hotel with a rich Wild West history of miners and bootleggers.
Moscow, Russia
Lenin's Mausoleum
This building holds the embalmed remains of the leader of the Bolshevik Revolution.
Königswinter, Germany
Burg Drachenfels
A ruined castle stands atop a hill surrounded by dragon lore.
Seward, Alaska
Iditarod Mile 0 Marker
The beginning of the historic Iditarod Trail connecting the Alaskan cities of Seward and Nome.
Anchorage, Alaska
Beluga Point Fresh Water Spring
Clean, cold drinking water flows from a nondescript pipe in a roadside rock face.
Anchorage, Alaska
The Seward Highway
Considered by many to be one of the most dangerous highways in Alaska.
Talkeetna, Alaska
The Cat Mayor of Talkeetna
This Alaskan town appoints the general store's resident feline as honorary mayor.
Healy, Alaska
'Magic Bus' Replica
A copy of the famous bus used during the filming of 'Into the Wild' is on display at an Alaska brewery.
Fairbanks, Alaska
Alaska Highway's Milepost 1523
This mile marker stands at the unofficial end of a highway built to defend the United States from a Japanese invasion during World War II.
Whitehorse, Yukon
The World's Largest Weathervane, a DC-3
This decommissioned DC-3 now forever points into the oncoming wind.
Parkland, British Columbia
Kiskatinaw Bridge
The first curved wooden bridge in Canada was built as part of the Alaska-Canada Highway.
Dawson Creek, British Columbia
Alaska-Canada Highway Mile 0
The arch marks the beginning of the road for northbound travelers.
Lake Louise, Alberta
Lake Agnes Teahouse
Take a hike to this remote, scenic tea stop in the Canadian Rockies.
Peachland, British Columbia
Okanagan Lake
The large fjord lake is thought to be the home of "Ogopogo," a giant sea serpent.
St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Coral World Undersea Observatory Tower
A rare underwater observatory in the Caribbean that provides breathtaking views of vibrantly colored aquatic life.
Silver City, New Mexico
Gila Cliff Dwellings
These ruins of a pre-Columbian cliff village are among the most beautiful and well preserved in New Mexico.
Fayetteville, West Virginia
New River Gorge Bridge
One day a year it is legal to jump off of this astoundingly tall bridge that spans an Appalachian gorge.
