Places Findingbalance18 Wants to Go

Home to one of the world’s largest collections of model yachts.

This memorial celebrates the legacy of the British-Norwegian resistance movement during World War II.

A quirky Poe-themed joint on an island keen to celebrate its overlooked connection to the famous writer.

The second largest waterfall by volume in the U.S., Willamette Falls is outdone only by Niagara in the amount of water that is pushed northward.

This First Nations monument is a peaceful spot with vast views of the Calgary prairie.

When you can afford only half a road, you build only half a road.

Turning night into day in Victorian-era Austin to thwart a serial killer.

A little stop along the Texas highway where Rock Hudson, Elizabeth Taylor, and James Dean stayed while shooting the 1955 film "Giant."

Pumpkin-like gargoyles and grotesques peer down from the rooftop of this unassuming apartment building in Illinois.

Hot Doug's "Hot Dog" Stand.

A natural history wunderkammer in the middle of the desert.

A treasure trove of artifacts, books, and artwork from the "golden age" of exploration.

The shortest river in America flows for just 201 feet.

A crescent of 12 simple statues poised on a small windswept island off the coast of Newfoundland.