San Francisco, California
John McLaren Statue
The legendary statue-hating superintendent of Golden Gate Park is honored with... a statue.
Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
San Francisco, California
The legendary statue-hating superintendent of Golden Gate Park is honored with... a statue.
San Francisco, California
This private residence was the template for one of the most beloved television homes of all time.
San Francisco, California
The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.
San Francisco, California
Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.
Hot Springs, Arkansas
This historic hotel on Bathhouse Row in Hot Springs National Park has a storied history of gangsters and baseball greats.
Fayetteville, Arkansas
An outsider art studio that created a piece of work so popular they had to turn mainstream.
Eureka Springs, Arkansas
This monumental Jesus is often referred to as "Our Milk Carton With Arms."
Eureka Springs, Arkansas
An extravagant western hotel where every floor is the "ground floor."
Eureka Springs, Arkansas
This haunted hotel built on natural springs once served as a hospital for a quack doctor promising a cure for cancer.
Eureka Springs, Arkansas
This futuristically sylvan church is a glass-enclosed marvel of modern architecture.
Tokyo, Japan
A King Kong-like gorilla hangs from the top of this commercial building in Tokyo.
Kawazu, Japan
An ingenious solution to a tricky engineering problem, this spiraling bridge takes drivers for a dizzying spin.
Nichinan-shi, Japan
These seven moai figures are the world's only sanctioned replicas of the Easter Island originals.
Tokyo, Japan
After being lost for decades, this striking mural depicting the atomic bomb covers the wall of a busy Tokyo metro station.
Kumamoto, Japan
The iconic castle that withstood a magnitude 6.2 earthquake has become a symbol of resilience.
Miyoshi, Japan
A statue erected on an infamous cliff where young boys would hold dangerous "pee offs" to prove their mettle.
Inakadate, Japan
Giant art made in Japanese rice fields.
Sakaiminato, Japan
This bridge is so steep it looks like a rollercoaster.
Nagoro, Japan
As the aging humans of this Japanese village die off one local artisan is replacing them with eerie homonculi.
Tottori-shi, Japan
Giant sand sculptures of famous people and places are on display near the Tottori sand dunes.
Suita-shi, Japan
Closed for decades, this strange symbol of Japan's Expo '70 has finally opened its psychedelic insides to the public.
Nikko, Japan
A remarkable lava formation encloses a line of Buddhist statues that can't be accurately counted, according to local mythology.
Noboribetsu-shi, Japan
A steaming, boiling hellscape sources Hokkaido's thermal baths.
Shirakawa-mura, Japan
This isolated Japanese mountain village untouched by time showcases unique and stunning traditional architecture.