Williamsburg, Virginia
President Heads
Giant busts of 42 U.S. presidents sit, crumbling in a field in Virginia.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Williamsburg, Virginia
Giant busts of 42 U.S. presidents sit, crumbling in a field in Virginia.
Green Gables, Prince Edward Island
Go inside the house that inspired L. M. Montgomery to create one of literature's most beloved heroines.
Murfreesboro, Arkansas
The only diamond mine in the world where you can keep what you find.
Leland, Mississippi
A Muppet museum in small-town Mississippi honors the roots of Jim Henson's most beloved creation.
Upper Black Eddy, Pennsylvania
Mysterious rocks that ring musically when struck.
Isle of Iona, Scotland
A small island abbey is the final resting place of many medieval Scottish monarchs, including the real Macbeth.
Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
The language and heritage of a nearly forgotten culture can still be explored in this Southern enclave.
Travelers Rest, South Carolina
The oldest bridge in South Carolina may have been designed by the same man who created the Washington Monument.
Gatlinburg, Tennessee
For two weeks every June, fireflies in the Smoky Mountains perform an astonishing light show.
Los Angeles, California
World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.
Chester, England
Mysteriously stacked storefront paths give this medieval British town an iconic style like none other.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
One of nature's most well-scheduled phenomenons resides in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park.
Venice, Italy
This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.
Sequoia National Park, California
Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).
New York, New York
Blighted Irish field and the ruins of a 19th-century cottage on the edge of urban Manhattan.
Johns Island, South Carolina
One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.
Erwin, Tennessee
Railroad came. People came. Railroad left. Town died.
Humboldt County, California
One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.
Lookout Mountain, Georgia
A bizarre roadside attraction and the first instance of miniature golf in the world.
New York, New York
Peek through the gates at this oasis from the city, full of Old English charm.
Washington, D.C.
The Corinthian columns that towered over Abraham Lincoln’s inauguration stand proud.
Alamogordo, New Mexico
Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.
Scottsboro, Alabama
One person’s lost luggage is another person’s treasure.
San Francisco, California
In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.