Forks, Washington
Hall of Mosses
Stroll through a wonderland of stupendous moss-covered trees.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Forks, Washington
Stroll through a wonderland of stupendous moss-covered trees.
Manitou Springs, Colorado
Thanks to a quirk of elevation this gift shop produces magic doughnuts that are found nowhere else on Earth.
Flagstaff, Arizona
Eons ago, a rushing lava river formed this pristine passage through solid rock.
Pisgah Forest, North Carolina
Who needs fancy modern water slides when this giant North Carolina rock works just as well?
Flagstaff, Arizona
The wreckage of a deadly bomber plane crash can still be found near an Arizona peak.
Baker, Nevada
This crumbling stump is all that remains of what was once thought to be the oldest living organism.
Jadwin, Missouri
Once an ambitious nature spa, these forest ruins now provide a serene monument to failure.
Homestead, Florida
When this test site was abandoned, they didn't even bother to take the rocket with them.
West Glacier, Montana
This angular Dwarven tunnel cuts through a mountainside in Glacier National Park.
Tokyo, Japan
The legendary birthplace of the Japanese maneki-neko is dotted with hundreds of lucky beckoning cats.
Washington, D.C.
This poor little statue is the most vandalized memorial in Washington.
Prague, Czechia
This automated sculpture of two men peeing will spell out text messages with their micturition.
Prague, Czechia
What looks like a suicide in progress is actually a statue of Sigmund Freud.
Prague, Czechia
Tucked away in a Prague park, a statue beloved by romantics honors a poet so nice they buried him twice.
Tokyo, Japan
The freshest fish here are the ones you catch yourself.
Tokyo, Japan
A Japanese concept restaurant that feels like a party thrown by the monsters in your closet.
Tokyo, Japan
A Catholicism-themed restaurant where sacrilege is on the menu.
Durham, North Carolina
This too-low North Carolina railroad trestle is still a notorious big rig executioner.
Mount Baldy, California
Abandoned bridge hidden deep in the San Gabriel Mountains.
San Simeon, California
The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.
Bisbee, Arizona
A mistaken marker makes an erroneous claim along the historic Old Divide Road.
Bodega Bay, California
A poignant memorial to a young boy whose death spurred a dramatic increase in organ donations in Italy—dubbed the "Nicholas Effect."
Paphos, Cyprus
The ancient mosaics here are considered among the finest in the world, and serve as a stunning record of Greco-Roman daily life.
Narusawa-mura, Japan
A 70-foot-deep ice cave formed by lava from Mt. Fuji on the edge of Japan's "Suicide Forest."