Santa Clarita, California
St. Francis Dam
The Los Angeles flood disaster that took 400 lives and ended the career of William Mulholland.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Santa Clarita, California
The Los Angeles flood disaster that took 400 lives and ended the career of William Mulholland.
Powell River, British Columbia
One of the final concrete ships built before World War II is now a crumbling breakwater.
Australia
An Australian lake whose pink hue defies scientific explanation.
A remote coral island with a gristly history of shipwreck, battles, and a horrendous war crime.
Hitachinaka, Japan
Every autumn, this hillside is ablaze with red summer cypress.
Neversink, New York
The lost town of Neversink, sunk by New York City.
Namche, Nepal
Last stop before the top of the highest peak in the world.
Kaunas, Lithuania
Museum deep in the catacombs of St. Michael the Archangel Church is explored by touch, sound, and smell.
Bronx, New York
Home to the infamous "Typhoid Mary" and the worst loss of life in New York's history prior to September 11, 2001.
Red Hook, New York
For over 80 years, Mayan ruins stood proudly in a most unlikely location.
Laconia, Greece
A cave network located at the southernmost tip of mainland Greece was once believed to be an entrance to Hades.
Yosemite National Park, California
A glimpse into the lives of the the Miwok and Paiute people in Yosemite National Park.
Udabno, Georgia
Rock-hewn monastery complex with hundreds of cave structures tucked away into the mountainside.
Pozzuoli, Italy
Italy's "New Mountain" rose from the ground in a volcanic eruption in 1538.
Honghe, China
A complex and beautiful system of rice terraces covers a million acres over the mountains.
Chittorgarh, India
A complex of six forts embedded in the Rajasthan hills.
New York, New York
New York's unstoppable progress turned this cemetery into the smallest burial ground in the city.
Greece
The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.
Ollantaytambo, Peru
Preserved Inca city and site of the last Inca stronghold against the Spanish conquistadors.
Lake Tarawera, New Zealand
A Maori village obliterated by an 1886 volcanic eruption.
King George Island, Antarctica
One of only two civilian settlements in the desolate lands of chilly Antarctica.
Antarctica
The birthplace of the very first human resident born in Antarctica.
Barumini, Italy
This one-of-a-kind archeological site is home to strange prehistoric ruins, the original use of which is still a mystery.
Namibia
The remains of diamond fever taken over by the desert.