Los Angeles, California
The Last Bookstore
This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Los Angeles, California
This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.
Los Angeles, California
Non-profit time travel mart sells goods you would need for a trip through the fourth dimension.
San Francisco, California
A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.
Saltville, Virginia
This maze-like slot canyon is a unique gem within an already fascinating geological area.
Duffield, Virginia
A 300-yard long natural tunnel runs through a ridge deep in the Appalachian Mountains.
Natural Bridge, Virginia
A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.
Big Pine Key, Florida
The largest freshwater lake in the Florida Keys.
Crawfordville, Florida
One of the world’s largest and deepest freshwater springs, where mastodons once roamed.
Key Largo, Florida
An underwater statue of Christ blesses the coral reefs off Key Largo.
Falmouth, Florida
The so-called "world's shortest river" is actually a window into a cave.
Ponce de Leon, Florida
A humid oasis combines recreation with exploration in a unique underwater cavern.
Marianna, Florida
The only Florida state park with publicly accessible caves.
Palm Coast, Florida
A secret, rocky playground hidden amongst the plain white beaches of the Florida coast.
Williston, Florida
This underground oasis is one of North America’s most fascinating prehistoric places—and you can scuba dive in it.
Key Biscayne, Florida
An underwater city for the dead.
Coral Gables, Florida
This historical swimming pool near Miami is emptied and refilled each day with naturally filtered water.
Key West, Florida
These remote Florida islands have a history of sea turtles and sunken treasures, and one of the world’s largest coastal brick fortresses.
Chiefland, Florida
A much more welcome kind of snowbird vacationer, manatees camp out in these springs every winter.
Washington, D.C.
An easily overlooked memorial to a Ukrainian famine-genocide that killed over 4 million people.
Washington, D.C.
A derelict bit of transportation infrastructure hidden in the woods.
Washington, D.C.
This lonely waterfront memorial to the men of the Titanic was erected by the "Women of America."
Washington, D.C.
There's a 12-foot-tall replica of the Washington Monument hidden under a manhole nearby.
Washington, D.C.
The Corinthian columns that towered over Abraham Lincoln’s inauguration stand proud.
Washington, D.C.
Long-abandoned trolley tunnels just a mile away from the White House are turning into an art space.