Byron Bay, Australia
Walgun / Cape Byron
The most easterly point on mainland Australia offers dramatic ocean views.
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Byron Bay, Australia
The most easterly point on mainland Australia offers dramatic ocean views.
Brisbane, Australia
Brisbane's manmade urban beach has enough water to fill five Olympic-sized swimming pools.
Wellington, New Zealand
New Zealand's only running funicular railway.
Wellington, New Zealand
High winds can make this one scary landing.
Milford Sound, New Zealand
Dolphins, ancient clams and hundreds of waterfalls make this one of the world's top tourist destinations.
Lisbon, Portugal
Sip cherry liqueur at a bar dating back to 1840.
Zipaquira, Colombia
Cathedral carved out of salt, located a mile below the Earth's surface.
Sayulita, Mexico
This colorful, ornately-decorated cemetery sits next to a quiet cove known as "the beach of the dead."
Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
A graceful natural rock formation stands astride the point where the Gulf of California meets the Pacific Ocean.
Glenwood Springs, Colorado
Take a dip in the world's largest mineral hot springs pool.
Morrison, Colorado
Drift through decades of high desert music history at this funky hometown museum.
Denver, Colorado
The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.
Lakewood, Colorado
At this Denver landmark, the meals are compulsory, the sopapillas are complimentary, and the insanity is everywhere.
Cascade, Colorado
This vintage theme park is peak Christmas kitsch—and it's open all summer.
Manitou Springs, Colorado
There are eight natural springs around town, each with a slightly different taste.
Manitou Springs, Colorado
While most of the games in this arcade take quarters, that would have been a small fortune when they were made.
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.
San Francisco, California
Chevron maintains one “Standard” brand station per state so it doesn’t lose the trademark.
San Francisco, California
Wander down a side street dedicated to one of the members of the Beat Generation.
Milpitas, California
This giant shopping mall still holds signs of its automotive past.
Tamalpais-Homestead Valley, California
This lighthouse has been guiding shipping into the Golden Gate since before the American Civil War.
Pebble Beach, California
This lonesome Monterey cypress has survived centuries of wind, salt, and at least one attempt at arson.
Lafayette, California
Thousands of crosses and markers for soldiers who lost their lives in Iraq and Afghanistan blanket a California hillside.
Mill Valley, California
Internationally-recognized arts center housed in a century-old former military barracks.