Astoria, Oregon
The Astoria Column
A Roman-style column in Oregon hides a spiral staircase inside.
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Astoria, Oregon
A Roman-style column in Oregon hides a spiral staircase inside.
Portland, Oregon
Taking the 3D art experience far beyond blue and red glasses.
Portland, Oregon
On East Burnside, a 24-hour vending machine distributes world-class pastries.
Portland, Oregon
An emporium for the weird, creepy, rare, and just plain gross.
Portland, Oregon
These old stone ruins in the Oregon wilderness were once bathrooms and are steeped in legends of murder.
Kerry, Ireland
Traveling this mountain pass reveals quaint stone buildings, stunning Irish scenery, and a bridge said to grant wishes.
Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, Wales
This Welsh village gave itself a ridiculous name in a publicity stunt a century ahead of its time.
London, England
This massive collection of British military artifacts includes the heartbreaking personal letters of the men in the trenches of WWI.
Carcassonne, France
Historic medieval fortified city in southwest France.
Rome, Italy
A detailed pachyderm supports Rome's smallest Egyptian obelisk.
Barcelona, Spain
Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.
Salt Lake City, Utah
A hidden garden of stones engraved with scriptures, a Joseph Smith Sphinx, all carved by one man.
Salt Lake City, Utah
In 1952, this restaurant began selling the Colonel's “secret” recipe.
Fairview, Utah
A small flooded ghost town with a few scattered structures remaining.
Castle Dale, Utah
A spectacular overlook of the Little Grand Canyon of the San Rafael River, a deep sandstone gorge streaked with orange, red and white in a remote, uncrowded part of Utah.
Price, Utah
The natural history of Utah is on full display inside this museum.
Green River, Utah
Contains a wealth of information about the first exploration and later use of the Green and Colorado Rivers.
Thompson Springs, Utah
Thousands of years ago, Indigenous people painted images onto these canyon walls that are still on display today, provocative, mysterious, and enduring reminders of the people who lived here long ago.
Moab, Utah
The fifth-longest natural arch in the world, and the longest outside China.
Moab, Utah
A small oasis not far from downtown Moab.
Moab, Utah
This Moab institution functions as both a rock store and a small natural history museum.
Moab, Utah
This site is home to ancient petroglyphs and pictographs dating back to 6,000 B.C.
Moab, Utah
Few things look more out of place than the electric blue ponds in the reddish-brown desert of Utah.
Page, Arizona
A sharp bend in a dramatic river canyon cut through red rocks.