Seattle, Washington
Ye Olde Curiosity Shop
A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.
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Seattle, Washington
A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.
Seattle, Washington
A large AIDS Memorial Pathway art installation provides a moment for quiet contemplation in this public park.
Seattle, Washington
Now a museum, once the site of the longest act of civil disobedience in United States history.
San Antonio, Texas
An ivy-covered arch bridge dedicated to Tejano music singer and legend Rosita Fernandez.
San Antonio, Texas
Three hundred years of preserved Spanish colonial history in San Antonio.
San Antonio, Texas
These boots are made for selfies.
Eastland, Texas
Legend says the horned lizard spent 31 years sealed in a time capsule before he was discovered alive.
St. Louis, Missouri
Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.
Birmingham, Alabama
Once one of the largest producers of pig iron in the world.
Montgomery, Alabama
Colloquially known as "the lynching memorial," this is the United States' first memorial to the victims of racial terror at home.
Houston, Texas
The largest underground pedestrian tunnel system in the U.S. mostly caters to the people working in the offices above, but provides a great, air-conditioned way to traverse the city.
Austin, Texas
Home to an endangered salamander, a full moon celebration, and a large spring-fed outdoor swimming pool.
Houston, Texas
The peaceful space is adorned by paintings by the famed abstract artist Mark Rothko.
Old Town, Washington
The longest spit in the United States ends at a lighthouse in the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
Grindavík, Iceland
Medicinal spa created from the mineral-rich runoff of a geothermal power plant
Iceland
This eye-popping Icelandic crater lake is surrounded by red volcanic rock.
Reykholt, Iceland
Inside this Icelandic greenhouse, geothermal energy keeps tomatoes warm and growing.
Phoenix, Arizona
The installation’s official name, “You Who Are Getting Obliterated in the Dancing Swarm of Fireflies,” says it all.
Boyne City, Michigan
Every winter, water dripping from a pole creates an ever-changing ice sculpture.
Sayulita, Mexico
This colorful, ornately-decorated cemetery sits next to a quiet cove known as "the beach of the dead."
Rosario Beach, Washington
This statue and its surrounding plaques tells the story of Ko-kwal-alwoot and the kinship between the Samish people and the sea.
Des Moines, Iowa
Piled high inside this warehouse and coffee shop are salvaged goods that span every corner of the globe.
Des Moines, Iowa
Millions of dollars worth of sculpture decorate this Iowa city center.
New York, New York
Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.