Flagstaff, Arizona
Walnut Canyon
Ancient pueblos built into the base of a natural canyon wall.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Flagstaff, Arizona
Ancient pueblos built into the base of a natural canyon wall.
Alamogordo, New Mexico
Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.
Baker, Nevada
The longest living non-clonal organisms on Earth.
Grand Rapids, Michigan
One lonely, modern pyramid has gone from corporate think tank to deserted boondoggle.
New York, New York
An uber-secure, windowless tower of doom in the center of Manhattan is an NSA spyscraper.
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Billed as the "largest natural flower garden in the world" this Middle Eastern show field has little competition at 45 million flowers.
Hitachinaka, Japan
Every autumn, this hillside is ablaze with red summer cypress.
Namibia
A desert that rolls right up to the ocean, where it's so dry animals live off the fog.
London, England
Giant, friendly pelicans in Central London, the most unlikely of places.
Vernal, Utah
Sandstone rock formations that look like they belong on the cover of a progressive rock album.
Jindo, South Korea
Landbridge created by the South Korean version of Moses.
Wendover, Utah
Come for the speed, leave in love with the desert.
Cape Town, South Africa
Formerly known as the Malay Quarter, Bo Kaap is a colorfully-painted suburb located in the “Mother City” of South Africa.
Junagadh, India
This otherworldly palace-mausoleum complex is the stuff eternal dreams are made of.
Lancaster, California
Each year these high desert hills are absolutely covered with poppy flowers in a surreal show of nature.
Oakley, Kansas
One of the Eight Wonders of Kansas and the first official National Natural Monument these stark formations look like nature's Stonehenge.
Mono County, California
Eons old volcanic activity created one of the most stunning rock formations in the United States.
West Glacier, Montana
This angular Dwarven tunnel cuts through a mountainside in Glacier National Park.
Farmington, New Mexico
Seemingly grown on some other world, these New Mexico rock formations look like a disused science fiction set.
Katoomba, Australia
A massive stairway that almost wasn't leads to one of Australia's most scenic vistas.
Chile
A fantastical group of cliffside stairways, bridges, and twisting paths carved out of stone provide a surreal coastal hike.
Thingvellir, Iceland
The picturesque birthplace of Icelandic democracy is drenched in the blood of its brutal past.
Spanish Town, British Virgin Islands
This huge pile of volcanic boulders hides a stunning network of secret grottoes.
Yelverton, England
This tangled English forest looks like something right out of a fairytale.