San Diego, California
Star of India at The Maritime Museum of San Diego
The world’s oldest active sailing ship.
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San Diego, California
The world’s oldest active sailing ship.
San Juan, Puerto Rico
This colorful gate stands as an entrance to the walled city of Old San Juan.
San Juan, Puerto Rico
This bleach-white graveyard overlooking the ocean is accessed through a tunnel.
San Juan, Puerto Rico
This chapel on a cliff is renowned for its healing powers and was founded on the site of a supposed divine intervention.
Porto, Portugal
Dine on Porto-style tripe at a restaurant run by the head of a gastronomic brotherhood dedicated to uplifting this humble dish.
Porto, Portugal
The original version of Porto's most famous sandwich is just as good here as it was a century ago.
Porto, Portugal
This historic streetcar system has been running since the 19th-century.
Lisbon, Portugal
Sip cherry liqueur at a bar dating back to 1840.
Lisbon, Portugal
Eat the ultimate iteration of Portugal's most beloved pastry.
Lisbon, Portugal
Elaborately carved to showcase the glorious wealth that the age of exploration brought to the Portuguese empire.
Lisbon, Portugal
A king's pet, a pope's gift, an artist's inspiration, and a tragic shipwreck.
San Simeon, California
The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.
San Jose, California
A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.
Irvine, California
This bronze statue commemorates the strange and beloved mascot of UC Irvine—the only university to be represented by a giant anteater.
Berkeley, California
The Laureates here get something even more coveted than a Nobel Prize: free parking for life.
Berkeley, California
The century-old bell and clock tower at UC Berkeley is the third-tallest in the world, and has fossils.
Adams, Massachusetts
Inspiring Herman Melville and Henry David Thoreau, Mount Greylock in western Massachusetts is the highest point in the state at 3,491 feet above sea level.
Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Herman Melville wrote 'Moby Dick' in this landmark 18th-century house surrounded by farmland.
Monterey, California
Enormous crabs, bioluminescent jellies, and other amazing creatures from the ocean’s depths—some of which are in an aquarium for the first time ever.
Monterey, California
One of the most elaborate displays of Jellyfish is on display at the aquarium.
Big Sur, California
It's not your typical library, memorial, or book store.
Big Sur, California
Offering commanding views of the California coastline, this restaurant was a hub for the artists and bohemians of Big Sur.
San Francisco, California
This contorting sculpture is the tallest in San Francisco.
San Francisco, California
Gold Rush ship-turned-hotel buried underneath San Francisco's financial district.