Places Nox Wants to Go

This scalding hot river was thought to be a myth until one geoscientist made it his quest to study the mystical waters.

A remote candy-striped mountain in the Peruvian Andes straight out of the pages of Dr. Seuss.

Keshwa chaca, among the last handwoven Incan bridges, crosses Apurimac Canyon in Peru.

The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.

A sharp bend in a dramatic river canyon cut through red rocks.

Most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest.

Rippling sand dunes frozen in the Arizona rock.

This historic national park is covered in the stunning ruins of red rock pueblos.

A mysterious spirit totem at the edge of Navajo lands.

Ancient pueblos built into the base of a natural canyon wall.

At this bohemian accommodation, guests who dream of joining the circus can spend the night in themed wagons.

A ghost town at the airport is now a refuge for blue butterflies.

Around the perimeter of San Francisco’s second-largest park is a meandering 2.7-mile path designed to inspire contemplation.

A four paneled, brightly multicolored mosaic adorns the side of this popular grocery store.

This historic roadhouse has many tales to tell of San Francisco's early history.

Under the shadow of its towering parent tree, a rare specimen of sequoia produces ghostly white leaves.

This teeny-tiny park built by a San Francisco man in 1962 is mostly stairs.

San Francisco’s century-old Christmas Tree.

A classic advertising icon immortalized in regal bronze.

Once the fastest ship from San Francisco to Tahiti, the Galilee now lays in pieces in three different cities.

Approximately 250,000 people left homeless by the great earthquake and fires found shelter in Golden Gate Park.

Over a century old, this restored Victorian building is surrounded by a lush garden filled with rare palms.

Depicting scenes of everyday life - and specific individuals - in Great Depression era San Francisco.

This contorting sculpture is the tallest in San Francisco.