Toronto, Ontario
Rock of the Matterhorn
This half-ton piece of the Alps sits at the base of the CN Tower.
Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Toronto, Ontario
This half-ton piece of the Alps sits at the base of the CN Tower.
Talkeetna, Alaska
This Alaskan town appoints the general store's resident feline as honorary mayor.
Fairbanks, Alaska
Mind-blowing carvings and fantasy ice scenes grace the largest year-round ice environment in the world.
Toledo, Ohio
This restaurant proudly displays bread signed by the 39th president.
Sedona, Arizona
The world's only teal arches exist in a city that cares more about its aesthetic than an Instagram influencer.
Denver, Colorado
The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.
Boulder, Colorado
This tea house was a hand-built gift from Boulder's sister city in Tajikstan.
Teec Nos Pos, Utah
The marker offers a rare chance to be in four U.S. states at once, though there's some controversy over its geographic accuracy.
Springdale, Utah
The hike through a narrow river flanked by the 2,000-foot-tall walls of Zion Canyon is one of the best in the world.
Kanab, Utah
Walk through the sets of old western films at this small museum in Utah.
Traverse City, Michigan
Former self-sufficient mental institution now a planned community.
Traverse City, Michigan
Easily overlooked in favor of the wineries that dot the region, this blast from the past is equally worth the visit.
Traverse City, Michigan
This picturesque beacon was built to keep boats safe shortly after the Civil War.
Leland, Michigan
Stop by this fifth-generation fish market and smokehouse for the catch of the day.
Holland, Michigan
Largest tulip festival in America, includes fireworks, a parade, and a carnival.
Kalamazoo, Michigan
The Kalamazoo factory has 100 years of instrument-making, and one big wartime secret.
Erie, Michigan
This small piece of Michigan is entirely surrounded by Ohio.
Amherstburg, Ontario
An abandoned Victorian-era amusement park is rusting away amidst luxury houses.
El Paso, Texas
This site honors the end of a 100-year boundary dispute between the United States and Mexico—all started by a river's shifting course.
El Paso, Texas
One of El Paso's oldest dives may have inspired the classic Marty Robbins song.
Alamogordo, New Mexico
Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
The oldest continuously occupied public building in the United States.
Taos, New Mexico
A multi-storied adobe complex has been inhabited for more than a thousand years.
Amarillo, Texas
A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the “Golden Age” of the American automobile.