Sonoma, California
Location of the Microsoft Windows XP Default Wallpaper
The unedited photograph called "Bliss" has graced the screens of over a billion computers.
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Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Collettsville, North Carolina
The House of Mugs
A cabin completely covered in coffee mugs, where visitors are welcome to leave one of their own—if they can find an empty nail.
Kyoto, Japan
Otagi Nenbutsu-ji Temple
Twelve hundred stone carvings guard this off-the-beaten-path Buddhist temple.
Hartsville, South Carolina
The Last Yogi Bear Honey Fried Chicken Restaurant
The sole remaining outpost of a once-thriving South Carolina chain still sells “pic-a-nic” baskets.
Peach Springs, Arizona
Caverns Grotto
In a 345-million-year-old cave that's 200 feet underground, dinner awaits.
West Hartford, Connecticut
Noah Webster Statue
This tribute to the founding father of the American dictionary originally contained a spelling error.
Pacifica, California
Linda Mar Taco Bell
The most beautiful Taco Bell in the world even has surfboard parking.
Queens, New York
Surreal Elevator
Nondescript elevator doors open to reveal a stunning, surreal world.
Queens, New York
'The Ramp'
Where the four original members of the Ramones hung out and revolutionized punk rock.
Queens, New York
Gottscheer Hall
This Queens beer hall preserves a German culture and language that is all but lost.
Queens, New York
The Alley Pond Giant
The oldest living organism in New York City. Maybe.
Queens, New York
La Guardia's Art Deco Marine Air Terminal
A remnant from the golden age of aviation still in use today, Pan Am's Clipper service took off from this Art Deco gem.
Queens, New York
Fort Totten
Read between the lines of the subway map to find the hidden abandoned Civil War fort.
Queens, New York
Fort Tilden
This abandoned seaside fortress is now simply an imposing ruin being taken back by nature.
Permanently Closed
North Fort Myers, Florida
The Shell Factory
The largest retailer of seashells in the world.
Brooklyn, New York
Plymouth Church of the Pilgrims
The Underground Railroad passed right through this historic Brooklyn Heights church.
Molson, Washington
Okanogan Highland Ghost Towns
This former mining hub holds a surprising abundance of undisturbed relics from the Old West.
Upton, Massachusetts
Upton Chamber
This mysterious artificial cave has long puzzled New Englanders.
Los Angeles, California
Room 8 the Cat Mural
Hand-crafted tributes to a stray cat named "Room 8" now cover this LA elementary school.
New York, New York
Al Hirschfeld's Desk and Chair
From this desk Al Hirschfeld drew his influential caricatures of the 20th century's Broadway stars.
New York, New York
Antioch Chalice
Once thought to be the fabled Holy Grail, it is now known to be an oil lamp.
Fremont, California
Berkeley Mystery Walls
Neither Spanish settlers nor anyone since has been able to tell who built these strange California rock walls.
Tonopah, Nevada
McFarthest Spot
The farthest you can be in the contiguous U.S. from a McDonald's location.
Bushmills, Northern Ireland
Giant's Causeway and Bushmills Railway
This tiny train shuttles passengers to one of Northern Ireland's most spectacular sights.
