Dripping Springs, Texas
Hamilton Pool
An emerald-green grotto just a short trip from Austin.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Dripping Springs, Texas
An emerald-green grotto just a short trip from Austin.
Waxahachie, Texas
A Victorian mansion, painstakingly reproduced to appear just as the the Munster's family home did on TV.
Dallas, Texas
The final resting place of an outlaw, whose legend grew after death.
Dallas, Texas
The final resting place of infamous outlaw Clyde and Marvin Barrow.
Sanford, Florida
This stretch of highway is said to be haunted by ghosts of settlers whose graves were paved over.
Melbourne Beach, Florida
This small beachside park commemorates the possibilities of discovery.
Sebastian, Florida
A memorial to the United States's first wildlife refuge warden.
Vero Beach, Florida
This small island was the first National Wildlife Refuge ever created in the United States.
Bryson City, North Carolina
The scant remains of this flooded historic village can be explored in one of the most remote areas of the Great Smokies.
Bryson City, North Carolina
This high point in the Great Smoky Mountains is said to be home to the chief of all bears.
Bryson City, North Carolina
This road in the Great Smoky Mountains was supposed to assuage a displaced community, but ended up a $52 million dead end.
Cologne, Germany
A church filled with the bones of hundreds of virgins martyrs—or so they say.
Jumièges, France
Sacked by Vikings, blessed by William the Conqueror, dealt a fatal blow during the French Revolution—these ruins have seen it all.
Vascœuil, France
To the famous surrealist artist, liberty required two torches held high.
Rouen, France
This medieval tower is all that remains of the castle where Joan of Arc was held before being burned at the stake.
Cologne, Germany
Residing along a busy thoroughfare, this sculpture urges passersby to consider the future.
Cologne, Germany
This small condiment museum makes all manner of mustards with a 200-year-old mill.
Rouen, France
His "Lionheart" is entombed separately from the rest of his body.
New Smyrna Beach, Florida
An aviation relic that made coast-to-coast travel possible.
Winter Park, Florida
Hidden in the plaza next to a pizza shop is an amazing little oddities shop.
Key West, Florida
The highway's southernmost spot is a beloved local attraction.
Key Largo, Florida
The famous boat that once ferried Bogart and Hepburn still floats in Key Largo after being abandoned for years.
Miami Beach, Florida
Over 120,000 curious objects that have shaped our modern world.
Key West, Florida
A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.