Buford, Wyoming
Tree in the Rock
Miraculous tree that seems to sprout out of solid rock.
Places I've been
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Buford, Wyoming
Miraculous tree that seems to sprout out of solid rock.
San Francisco, California
This private residence was the template for one of the most beloved television homes of all time.
Fairbanks, Alaska
North America's first frozen mummified remains of an ice age steppe bison, the 36,000 year-old mummy named "Blue Babe."
San Gimignano, Italy
These medieval skyscrapers dominate the skyline of this small Tuscan town.
Rapid City, South Dakota
One of America's first dinosaur parks gives a window into Depression-era paleontology.
Little America, Wyoming
Surrounded by a hundred mile radius of billboards, Little America is a roadside attraction whose primary appeal is hospitality.
Pompeii, Italy
Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.
Rapid City, South Dakota
Every president in history is immortalized in bronze in downtown Rapid City.
Vienna, Austria
Baroque celebration of the end of the Great Plague of Vienna.
Florence, Italy
Secret refuge and museum of the Duke of Florence.
Mammoth Cave, Kentucky
The world's longest known cave system.
Custer, South Dakota
The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.
Vienna, Austria
Op-art architecture designed for happiness.
Rome, Italy
The only "Egyptian" pyramid in Europe and the legendary tomb of Remus.
Vienna, Austria
Apartment complexes built into huge repurposed natural gas tanks.
San Francisco, California
San Francisco's urban bison herd has persisted in the face of extinction, development, and disease.
Lee Vining, California
Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.
Mitchell, South Dakota
A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world.
Wall, South Dakota
The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.
Rome, Italy
The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."
Rome, Italy
Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.
Rome, Italy
A Nesting Doll of Churches.
Alliance, Nebraska
An experimental, automotive replica of Stonehenge.