Places jddarcy Wants to Go

A late-19th century diversion canal built by hand crosses Bryce Canyon National Park and is still in use.

This world-class vineyard has a peculiar collection of contemporary sculptures scattered across the property.

A four paneled, brightly multicolored mosaic adorns the side of this popular grocery store.

The United States' first transcontinental automobile road came to its end at this spot in San Francisco's Lincoln Park.

Concrete strongholds stand guard over the Golden Gate.

This lighthouse has been guiding shipping into the Golden Gate since before the American Civil War.

A 14th-century church holds a unique monument to a German mathematician who dedicated his life to calculating the value of pi.

This magnificent natural sandstone bridge is one of the largest in the world and is an iconic symbol for Lake Powell.

This hidden gem along the Utah-Arizona border is truly worth the rugged journey.

This massive library holds what was once the largest book collection in the world.

At this gas station in the middle of the desert, a convenience store has been carved directly into the rock.

A gruesome combat between a hunter and a furious momma bear.

Although it also features red, orange, and variegated cliffs of Navajo Sandstone, this state park is often overshadowed by its more famous neighbor.

This bridge over D.C.'s Rock Creek Park is sometimes called the "Buffalo Bridge" because of its four buffalo sculptures, which were cast from a single piece of bronze.

Guns that have been defending San Francisco since 1904.

See four top-secret US spy aircraft of the Cold War era, including the legendary SR-71 Blackbird and the A-12 Oxcart.

The spectacular and eerie moss-covered grave site of 19th-century Belgian merchant.

Big gun installations, built over a massive cemetery, now abandoned & hidden in trees.

A walk-in working camera obscura produces 360-degree live images of the San Francisco coast.

A hidden gem, named after a San Franciscan icon, offers spectacular views of the Pacific Ocean.

A converted hangar displays dozens of helicopters, from a famous 1943 rescue chopper to several autogyros.

Housed in a stunning Victorian building, this museum has the largest exhibition of knives, blades, penknives, and scissors in Spain.

Luxembourg's first beer museum honors the Grand Duchy's contributions to the art and science of beer-production.

A model of a dinosaur that was named for Andrew Carnegie stands outside the museum that also bears his name.