Bottineau, North Dakota
Tommy the Turtle
The world's tallest turtle riding the world's largest snowmobile.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Bottineau, North Dakota
The world's tallest turtle riding the world's largest snowmobile.
Dunseith, North Dakota
A rim-made reptile in North Dakota.
Eureka, North Carolina
A sign marks the plane crash that caused two nuclear bombs to fall in North Carolina.
Stonecrest, Georgia
Like Mars, but much closer.
Claiborne County, Mississippi
An eerie and beautiful group of columns mark the site of a grand mansion lost to time and fire.
Elberta, Alabama
Alabama has a fiberglass Stonehenge. With apologies to Spinal Tap, this one is full-size.
Mobile, Alabama
Believed to be the oldest active college baseball field in America.
Turks and Caicos Islands
The rusted remains of a victim of Hurricane Ike.
Leeward Settlement, Turks and Caicos Islands
Uninhabited islet in the Caribbean is the sanctuary of giant lizards.
Long Bay Hills, Turks and Caicos Islands
A sinkhole known simply as "The Hole."
Providenciales and West Caicos, Turks and Caicos Islands
This island hill is strewn with boulders carved by shipwreck victims from the age of sail.
Providenciales and West Caicos, Turks and Caicos Islands
A 220-foot deep watery drop-off, filled with marine life.
Austin, Texas
Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.
Ingram, Texas
A recreated Stonehenge stands in a country field, complete with Easter Island moai heads standing as sentries.
San Antonio, Texas
The summer home of the largest colony of bats in the world.
Winslow, Arizona
A stealthy Apache hideaway that became the haunting site of a mass grave.
Cornville, Arizona
Outsider Art Community.
Phoenix, Arizona
Once a year, at exactly 11:11 a.m., this monument comes to life.
Nye County, Nevada
A picture-perfect town, perfect for blowing up.
Gerlach, Nevada
A collision of human error and natural geothermal pressure created this rainbow-colored geologic wonder.
Aguas Calientes, Peru
The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.
Marble Canyon, Arizona
Rippling sand dunes frozen in the Arizona rock.
San Francisco, California
A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.
Dripping Springs, Texas
An emerald-green grotto just a short trip from Austin.