Georgia
Torrey-West House
This mansion on an island off the coast of Georgia once belonged to a 108-year-old heiress.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Georgia
This mansion on an island off the coast of Georgia once belonged to a 108-year-old heiress.
Laughlin, Nevada
A series of labyrinths in the Nevada desert inspire meditation and calmness.
Green Valley, Arizona
America's only nuclear missile silo open to the public.
Oatman, Arizona
This once-booming Gold Rush town is now home to a herd of feral donkeys.
Golden Valley, Arizona
A secret fresh water spring for animals and humans alike hidden along the most famous road in the United States.
Townsend, Tennessee
In one of America’s oldest mountain ranges, a long-awaited section of a scenic highway is now open to the public.
Shelby, Michigan
A lavender labyrinth so large it’s visible on Google Earth.
Los Angeles, California
America's most famous piece of self-built architecture.
Baywood-Los Osos, California
Home to a forest of whimsical pygmy Coast live oak.
Ajo, Arizona
A strenuous, unofficial trail leads to spectacular views in one of America's most remote national monuments.
Flagstaff, Arizona
A nature and cultural preserve named for its multitude of petroglyphs carved by the Northern Sinagua people.
Tallinn, Estonia
During the Soviet era, the spire of this longstanding church was used as a radio transmission tower.
Arnhem, Netherlands
Organisms normally seen under a microscope decorate this church.
Denver, Colorado
A multiversal transit station located right below a highway interchange.
Zavikon Island, Ontario
The purported world's shortest international bridge connects a homeowner in Canada to his backyard in New York.
Villavieja, Colombia
Unparalleled stargazing, one of Colombia's best observatories, and a swimming pool can all be found in the middle of this ancient tropical forest.
Santa Rosa, New Mexico
A clear blue swimming hole with hidden caves, still unexplored.
Dzitnup, Mexico
These azure waters were thought to lead to the Mayan Underworld.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
A natural tidal swimming pool is ringed by bizarrely artistic lava rock formations.
L'Alt Empordà, Spain
At the foot of a waterfall lies a peaceful swimming lagoon and evidence of over 60,000 years of human habitation.
Gokdepe, Turkmenistan
This cavernous swimming spot doubles as a home to the largest known colony of bats in Central Asia.
Tangub City, Philippines
An annual festival full of illuminated replicas of iconic landmarks from around the world.
Kobe, Japan
An astounding annual light display honors the victims of one of Japan's most devastating earthquakes.
Cleveland, Ohio
This Cleveland mansion has played host to a German singing group, a Prohibition-era speakeasy, a funeral parlor, and many civil rights meetings.