Barbâtre, France
Passage du Gois
This submersible road connecting a French island to the mainland is lined with safety towers for when the tide strands travelers.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Barbâtre, France
This submersible road connecting a French island to the mainland is lined with safety towers for when the tide strands travelers.
Newquay, England
Sometimes an island, sometimes a rocky outcropping connected to the world by a tiny suspension bridge.
Holy Island of Lindisfarne, England
Twice a day this ancient path disappears with the tides, leaving the Holy Island of Lindisfarne out to sea.
Plano, Texas
The North American Cryptid Museum doesn't simply tell stories about monsters—it invites you to step into their world.
Tinian, Northern Mariana Islands
The pits used to load the nuclear bombs onto the aircraft that dropped them over Hiroshima and Nagasaki at the end of World War II.
Gainesville, Florida
This Florida sinkhole hides a rainforest-like micro-environment in its depths.
Fremont, California
Neither Spanish settlers nor anyone since has been able to tell who built these strange California rock walls.
Eureka, California
Commonly referred to as the most photographed Victorian home in the United States.
Ramona, California
This Pringle-shaped ledge makes for the perfect photo op.
Inglewood, California
A giant donut stands as a popular symbol of Los Angeles iconography.
Davis, California
Each summer, the migratory bats living beneath the bypass form "batnadoes" at dusk.
Culver City, California
Home to secret Eastern Bloc spy equipment and the largest stretch of the original Berlin Wall outside of Germany.
San Bernardino, California
The Route 66 institution that inspired Taco Bell also served as an important headquarters for Mexican-American social movements.
Near Lake Arrowhead, California
Costumed elves and mountain bikers co-exist peacefully at this abandoned Christmas-themed adventure park.
Crestline, California
Carved by a waterfall in a hard-to-reach rock formation, this heart-shaped rock has inspired romantics for decades.
Crescent City, California
An installation tells of the horrific 1964 tsunami that devastated Crescent City, California.
Crescent City, California
A lighthouse built to save lives that took quite a few with its treacherous location.
Daly City, California
Two pillars set 10 paces apart commemorate the "last notable American duel."
Colma, California
The peaceful gravesite of a rugged wild west gunman echoes the touching story of his last days.
Gardena, California
The last family-owned, single-screen moviehouse in La La Land.
Carpinteria, California
At 130 years old and 126 feet tall, it is the largest known example of the rare Torrey pine tree.
Carpinteria, California
Happy harbor seals frolic and snooze on this warm, sandy stretch of coast.
Carmel-by-the-Sea, California
This cabin from the 1850s is one of the first structures built by Chinese immigrants in California.
Oceanside, California
This house made famous by the 1980s movie is now a restaurant filled with Top Gun memorabilia