New Smyrna Beach, Florida
Turtle Mound
Mariners once used this prehistoric landfill as a navigational landmark.
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Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Yosemite National Park, California
The Ahwahnee Hotel
The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.
Yosemite National Park, California
Horsetail Fall's Firefall
Under the right circumstances, this waterfall in Yosemite briefly turns a luminescent fiery orange.
Washington, D.C.
Ruins of the McMillan Sand Filtration Site at Reservoir Park
An Industrial Revolution-era public work that purified water using nothing but sand.
Inyo County, California
Fossil Falls
Smooth basaltic rocks tell a tale of ancient glacial waterfalls.
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New York, New York
Oldest Manhole Cover
Walk over a 150 year old manhole.
Morondava, Madagascar
Avenue of the Baobabs
The centuries-old trees lining both sides of this dirt road may become Madagascar's first natural monument.
Catoosa, Oklahoma
Blue Whale of Catoosa
Nature's biggest mammal swims in landlocked Oklahoma.
Tulelake, California
Lava Beds National Monument
Trails through lava-carved tube-caves display sparkling bacteria and a rich history.
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Toronto, Ontario
History of Stickers Museum
This museum explores the history of stickers and is home to RePEELed, an exhibit featuring sticker art from around the world.
Dripping Springs, Texas
Hamilton Pool
An emerald-green grotto just a short trip from Austin.
Utah
Checkerboard Mesa
The unusual patterns in this rock formation result from two distinct modes of weathering.
San Francisco, California
The Parrots of Telegraph Hill
Staircase winds down the side of Telegraph Hill through gardens, wild parrots flying overhead.
San Francisco, California
Musée Mécanique
A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.
San Francisco, California
Ruins of the Sutro Baths
The seawater playground of gilded-era San Francisco burned to the ground in 1966.
San Francisco, California
Good Vibrations Antique Vibrator Museum
Its buzzing collection honors vibrator history.
San Francisco, California
Peephole Cinema
A tiny theater hidden in an alley plays a constant stream of short silent films for anyone willing to peer through the peephole.
Mitchell, South Dakota
The Corn Palace
A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world.
Holbrook, Arizona
The Plotz Plot
For those going through a life transition, a place to leave behind a piece of your former self.
Williamsport, Pennsylvania
Thomas Pursell’s Escape Burial Hatch
A retired firefighter created this contraption so he and his family wouldn't die if accidentally buried alive.
Yermo, California
Peggy Sue's 50's Diner & Diner-Saur Park
Like a kitschy mirage in the Mojave, this eatery serves up classic 50s-style diner meals and a dinosaur sculpture garden.
Durham, North Carolina
V & E Simonetti Historic Tuba Collection
The humble horn finally finds a place in the sun.
Hillsboro, Indiana
Myers Dinner Theater
Enjoy classic musicals with a home-cooked meal at this former staple of American social life.
Giethoorn, Netherlands
Giethoorn
This small town in the Netherlands has no roads but instead, miles of canals and over 100 bridges.
