Big Sur, California
The Henry Miller Memorial Library
It's not your typical library, memorial, or book store.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Big Sur, California
It's not your typical library, memorial, or book store.
Camp Sherman, Oregon
Approximately 50,000 gallons of water gush from these springs, creating the Metolius River.
Oxford, England
A rare specimen of the ancient piggy bank of Java resides in one of the unassuming corners of the Ashmolean.
Tangier, Morocco
Local authorities nearly destroyed this mural before a viral video rallied international support to save it.
San Diego, California
Admire a Lilliputian replica of the fast food outlet.
Lumberton, North Carolina
Saunter along the banks of one of North Carolina’s wildest rivers
West Springfield, Massachusetts
The oldest brick saltbox house in America.
Alresford, England
These public toilets were used as a dead drop by pro-Soviet spies to trade British military secrets during the Cold War.
Hill City, South Dakota
One of the largest private collections of fossils in the world.
Camp Verde, Arizona
This oversized flute-playing Ancestral Puebloan deity is also a landmark of Southwestern kitsch.
Belle Fourche, South Dakota
Despite monuments in other locations, this spot in a South Dakota field is recognized by the U.S. National Geodetic Survey as the center of the 50 states.
Woodruff, Wisconsin
In 1953, a group of Wisconsin high school students helped build a hospital by collecting over a million pennies.
London, England
A jumble of concrete on the corner of one of London’s terraced buildings is actually a work of art.
London, England
Visit the grave of a famous feminist author and the mother of Mary Shelley.
Boston, Massachusetts
Created by a local artist, these quirky sculptures each have their own names and personalities.
Terrebonne, Oregon
Spectacular volcanic cliffs along the Crooked River invite hiking, rock climbing, and photography.
Nevada
A large wave-cut shelter, a major archeological site, overlooks the dry basin of Winnemucca Lake.
Lyons, Ohio
The only 'battle' in the Toledo War between Michigan and Ohio set the stage for a persistent state rivalry.
Salisbury, England
This gate served as a small lock-up jail in the 14th century.
High Rolls, New Mexico
This cheery fruit farmer welcomes visitors to a classic roadside emporium.
Glendora, Mississippi
Young Emmett Till's tragic story, which sparked America's civil rights movement, is retold near the site where it occurred.
Washington, D.C.
This American Civil War-era fort still stands near the border between Washington, D.C. and Maryland.
Sterling, Colorado
Snapshots of late 19th and early 20th century Americana, focused on life on the plains, are displayed in this museum.
Fallon, Nevada
Red ocher pictographs survive in this tufa rock shelter on the shore of an ancient lake.