San Francisco, California
The Golden Fire Hydrant
The miraculous hydrant that saved the Mission District in 1906.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
San Francisco, California
The miraculous hydrant that saved the Mission District in 1906.
San Francisco, California
California's most comprehensive horticultural library.
Manitou Springs, Colorado
A lively annual event in which thousands of people race to push coffins heavy with bodies up a hill.
Kane, Utah
This rugged area of red rocks and arches is often considered one of the most beautiful places on Earth.
Cedar Crest, New Mexico
Deadly airliner crash preserved for those willing to climb and pay respects.
Oakley, Kansas
One of the Eight Wonders of Kansas and the first official National Natural Monument these stark formations look like nature's Stonehenge.
Watrous, New Mexico
The ruins of this abandoned fort now stand as a picturesque reminder of America's march West.
Vernal, Utah
Sandstone rock formations that look like they belong on the cover of a progressive rock album.
Moab, Utah
A house carved into a rock in the 1940s.
Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado
The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.
Dolores, Colorado
A breathtaking array of ancient Pueblo structures and artifacts counterintuitively preserved by neglect.
New Mexico
One man has carved a number of natural New Mexico caves into psychedelic sandstone temples.
Abiquiu, New Mexico
Natural sonic phenomenon comes with a grisly legend of murder and blood.
Rangely, Colorado
Metal water storage tank turned ethereal concert hall.
El Prado, New Mexico
These aggressively sustainable art homes look like something out of 1970's science fiction.
Antonito, Colorado
The childhood home of Henry Jones Jr. is now an adventure-themed bed and breakfast.
Antonito, Colorado
Gleaming self-built castle towers made from beer cans and inspired by "Vitamin Mary Jane."
Red Feather Lakes, Colorado
One of the largest Buddhist stupas in North America is built of concrete designed to last 1,000 years.
Trinidad, Colorado
The scene of one of the darkest moments in American labor history has been left essentially untouched since the tragedy.
Aspen, Colorado
Silver in the hills led to the speedy creation of this boom town and a lack of it saw the town abandoned nearly as quickly.
Alamosa, Colorado
When ecosystems collide in the arid Southwest.
Buena Vista, Colorado
At the tallest peak in Colorado, an electrifying mix of thin air, lightning, and rivalry.
Genoa, Colorado
See six states from the newly restored 100-year-old historic roadside attraction.
Rye, Colorado
The largest self-built castle in the U.S., six decades in the making.