Jemez Springs, New Mexico
Jemez Springs Soda Dam
The 7,000-year-old calcium carbonate formation creates a magnificent natural bridge.
Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Jemez Springs, New Mexico
The 7,000-year-old calcium carbonate formation creates a magnificent natural bridge.
Magdalena, New Mexico
Twenty-seven massive radio antennas on the high plains of New Mexico search for life on other planets.
Columbus, Ohio
An unassuming 13-acre park is home to over 12,000 roses.
Tokyo, Japan
Rows of stone statues are dressed up to mourn children that are lost before birth.
Tokyo, Japan
Starship-temple contains 400 tons of drinking water and offers free Japanese lessons.
Tokyo, Japan
This Buddhist temple is home to the graves of the Japanese national legends, the 47 Ronin.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
A toweringly silly piece of modern art has been delighting locals since the 1980s.
San Francisco, California
The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.
San Francisco, California
An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.
San Francisco, California
Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.
San Francisco, California
A century and a half of research in the sciences and natural history, still going strong.
San Francisco, California
An elaborate gift from Claus Spreckels is now a piece of San Francisco history.
Jamestown, New York
Its original statue was deemed so ugly, locals called it “Scary Lucy.”
Jamestown, New York
The first and only American institution dedicated to the enduring value of comedy in the United States.
Indianapolis, Indiana
Once adorning a New York skyscraper, these reclaimed ruins now haunt an Indiana park.
San Diego, California
A sculpture of the famous photograph stands on San Diego's "Greatest Generation Walk."
Minneapolis, Minnesota
One of two giant blue cockerel statues erected with an intentional double meaning.
Calistoga, California
California's own medieval Italian castle, authentic down to the 300-year-old iron maiden in the dungeon.
Jenner, California
The southernmost outpost of the Russian Empire in colonial America.
Sea Ranch, California
This whimsical seashell-shaped place of worship was designed to blend into its surroundings.
Point Arena, California
The mysterious round rocks of Schooner Gulch.
Duncans Mills, California
Massive prehistoric mammals used these stones as oversized scratching posts.
Inverness, California
The lighthouse central to the 1980s horror classic "The Fog" is, in fact, located in one of the foggiest areas of the Pacific Coast.
Atlanta, Georgia
A colorful square marks the heart of the city's LGBTQ community.