Los Angeles, California
Heritage Square Museum
Beautiful Victorian buildings from L.A.'s forgotten architectural past.
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Los Angeles, California
Beautiful Victorian buildings from L.A.'s forgotten architectural past.
Los Angeles, California
Historic marionette theater features thousands of handmade puppets and free cups of ice cream.
Syracuse, Italy
Italian cave with exceptional acoustics and an unsavory history.
Bled, Slovenia
This one-time health resort was used by aristocrats around the world.
Stahovica, Slovenia
An otherworldly alpine pasture in Slovenia with historical ties to WWII and architecture that recalls Middle Earth.
Predjama, Slovenia
Castle and secret tunnel withstood a siege until its owner was killed by the Holy Roman Empire, while sitting on the toilet.
Postojna, Slovenia
A miniature train-ride through Slovenia's largest cave system.
Athens, Greece
Where commuters walk through remnants of an ancient Greek necropolis.
Athens, Greece
Heralded as the world's first theater, these ruins are often overlooked as they reside in the shadows of the Acropolis.
Belpasso, Italy
The world's most active stratovolcano is almost always erupting.
Syracuse, Italy
According to Greek mythology, this natural spring is the home of a freshwater nymph.
St Mary's, Colorado
Colorado’s most beloved glacier is an imposter.
Denver, Colorado
In the middle of a busy airport, a statue honoring the astronaut who told Houston that Apollo 13 had a problem.
Estes Park, Colorado
Hike to the decaying remains of a dream house with a spectacular view.
Estes Park, Colorado
The world's largest key collection features keys to the White House, Frankenstein's castle, and Hitler's bunker.
Yosemite National Park, California
Under the right circumstances, this waterfall in Yosemite briefly turns a luminescent fiery orange.
Tuba City, Arizona
One of the most extensive and well-preserved collections of dinosaur footprints in North America.
Chimney Rock, Colorado
Two tall rocks sit at the center of this site, once the home of a large Ancestral Puebloan community.
Moab, Utah
The fifth-longest natural arch in the world, and the longest outside China.
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.
Palm Springs, California
Instead of faces, these sculptures have barcodes—statements on societal dehumanization.
Freeport, Maine
This tiny patch of arid sand sits in one of the greenest states in the United States.
Springfield, Massachusetts
Life-size bronzes of the Grinch, Cat in the Hat, Yertle the Turtle, Sam-I-Am, and the Lorax—and the author himself.
Pasadena, California
Originally the home of chewing gum mogul William Wrigely Jr, it is now the official offices of the Tournament of Roses.