Hamilton, Ontario
City of Waterfalls
With well over 130 falls and cascades to brag about, Hamilton, Ontario has earned its stripes as the waterfall capital of the world.
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Hamilton, Ontario
With well over 130 falls and cascades to brag about, Hamilton, Ontario has earned its stripes as the waterfall capital of the world.
Pasadena, California
Sports history, made in the Arroyo Seco.
Inyo County, California
Millions of years of oxidation make a drive down this winding Death Valley road surprisingly colorful.
San Bernardino County, California
The most isolated mailbox in America lets desert travelers record their passing.
San Simeon, California
The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.
Beverly Hills, California
Storybook cottage in Beverly Hills was once the site of 1920s silent film studio, affectionately known as "The Witch's House."
Palomar Mountain, California
A world-class observatory in the California desert.
Los Angeles, California
This 'Murder House' grand mansion has starred in everything from Bones to Buffy.
Big Sur, California
This Big Sur waterfall drops 80 feet directly into the Pacific Ocean, and inspired the hillside house up top.
Rome, Italy
A treasure trove of Renaissance-era funerary art in a Roman church built on top of Nero's grave.
Rome, Italy
Charles Dickens was not a fan of the ghastly wall dressings in this 6th century church.
Los Angeles, California
These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.
Los Angeles, California
This glamorous old building is said to have inspired the Tower of Terror.
Los Angeles, California
The final resting place of a space program monolith, soon to be unveiled again to the public.
Carlsbad, California
Stripes of flowers bloom each spring in a 50 acre rainbow of color.
Rome, Italy
2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.
Rome, Italy
The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.
Helena, Montana
Modeled after a famous church in Vienna, Austria—but in Helena, Montana.
Ypres, Belgium
A moving memorial to the fallen and missing from WWI trenches.
Sequoia National Park, California
Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).
Los Angeles, California
Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.
Point Roberts, Washington
An American city stranded at the tip of a Canadian peninsula where strict adherence to the "49th parallel rule" became problematic.
La Push, Washington
Shoreline strewn with the remains of ghostly fallen trees.
Kaneohe, Hawaii
A Hawaiian stairway to heaven—that you can't climb.