San Jose, California
The San José Semaphore
It took years to decode its mysterious messages.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
San Jose, California
It took years to decode its mysterious messages.
Incline Village, Nevada
A breathtaking 19th-century trail overlooks Lake Tahoe.
Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria
The social hall of this former factory is a Communist-era time capsule.
Rjukan, Norway
For six months of the year, three giant mirrors direct a pool of sunshine onto this otherwise occluded town.
Allenwood, Pennsylvania
Over 100 concrete munitions bunkers are all that remain of a Pennsylvanian village seized by the US government.
Honolulu, Hawaii
Once the site of the Hawaiian monarchy, this building was originally designed as a palace.
Gerlach, Nevada
Many generations of travelers have passed through the steep, smooth walls of this canyon.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Seven mini rowhouses fill the gap between 54 and 70 Westerstraat.
Smartsville, California
Once the largest town in eastern Yuba County now sits abandoned.
Portland, Maine
The only remaining historic maritime signal station in the United States.
Brazil
Off-limits and full of venomous pit vipers, Brazil’s Snake Island has a frighteningly apt nickname.
Miami, Florida
A perfect circle of 24 mysterious holes dates back to prehistoric times.
Fremont, California
Neither Spanish settlers nor anyone since has been able to tell who built these strange California rock walls.
Peebles, Ohio
The largest earthwork effigy in the world.
Coolidge, Arizona
Some of the tallest ancient American ruins continue to inspire awe and curiosity.
Salem, New Hampshire
America's oldest archaeological site or a muddled case of wishful thinking.
Hemet, California
This mysterious petroglyph evokes the ancient swastika symbol but was later vandalized with the more troublesome Nazi one.
Sedona, Arizona
Although now a decaying ruin, this stone cabin's history includes several notable figures.
Newcastle upon Tyne, England
This Roman archeological site is hidden amid a 1930s housing estate.
Casa Grande, Arizona
An abandoned facility that has become a place of ritualistic satanic worship, or so rumor has it.
Boyds, Maryland
This abandoned Victorian-style house was built in 1884.
Vila Nova de Foz Côa, Portugal
An architectural gem nestled into a promontory overlooking a prehistoric landscape.
Russia
One of the most popular attractions in the small resort town of Kabardinka.
Hermitage, Scotland
This castle resides in a valley known for immense bloodshed during the Middle Ages.