Mitchell, South Dakota
The Corn Palace
A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Mitchell, South Dakota
A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world.
Portland, Oregon
On East Burnside, a 24-hour vending machine distributes world-class pastries.
Portland, Oregon
A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.
Put-in-Bay, Ohio
Take a drunken tour inside the world's largest known geode.
Paris, France
This modest marker near Notre Dame identifies the very center of Paris.
Florence, Colorado
This naturally-sourced hot spring is now home to a clothing-optional resort.
Prague, Czechia
A Jenga-style cylindrical tower of books that appears to go on forever.
Brooklyn, New York
Ride the subways of yesteryear.
Aguas Calientes, Peru
The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
A floating cat sanctuary on an Amsterdam canal.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The only rotating bar in New Orleans has been slowly spinning since 1949.
London, England
This London pub hides a peculiar secret: a recreation of the rooms shared at 221b Baker Street by Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.
Washington, D.C.
The Corinthian columns that towered over Abraham Lincoln’s inauguration stand proud.
Fredericksburg, Virginia
The remains of a failed attempt at medieval nerdery are hidden deep in the woods of Virginia.
Bomarzo, Italy
A 16th-century horror show built in a lovely Italian garden.
Yamanouchi, Japan
Hot springs monkey spa in the middle of Hell's Valley.
Atlanta, Georgia
Just a few miles from downtown Atlanta is a trail covered in a crazy collection of outsider art.
Sweetwater, Tennessee
Enormous lake at the bottom of a unique cave system.
Berlin, Germany
Started as a kitchen garden, now the second largest botanical garden in the world.
Corbett, Oregon
A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.
Alamogordo, New Mexico
Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.
Bloomfield, New Mexico
The land is full of geologic eye candy, such as otherworldly spires, mushroom-shaped hoodoos, and prehistoric fossils.
Sorrento, Italy
An Italian crevasse filled with abandoned buildings gives visitors a look at the world without humans.