Sonora, California
Mark Twain's Cabin
Where the writer penned his famous story about a jumping frog.
Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Sonora, California
Where the writer penned his famous story about a jumping frog.
Rio Vista, California
Over 300 taxidermied animals in a Californian restaurant make for a taxidermist's dream and an animal lover's nightmare.
Yosemite National Park, California
Under the right circumstances, this waterfall in Yosemite briefly turns a luminescent fiery orange.
Los Angeles, California
Outposts of this restaurant chain were shaped like jaunty chapeaus.
Hartbeespoort, South Africa
It's estimated that half of the world's gold was mined from South Africa's "golden arc."
Frankfurt, Germany
Fantastic views and thousands of love locks.
Zurich, Switzerland
One of a series of no-purpose kinetic artworks by Swiss sculptor Jean Tinguely.
St. Gallen, Switzerland
This is not only one of the oldest collections in Europe, but also possibly the most beautiful.
Los Angeles, California
The space-age building is home to one of the few remaining rotating restaurants in America, and the only one that inspired a 1980s sitcom.
Kanab, Utah
Giant pinnacles in the sun-scorched lands of Southern Utah have been nicknamed "white ghosts."
Fruita, Colorado
It would be easy to walk past this unusual piece of art and have no idea it pays tribute to the odd life of a real chicken.
Pasadena, California
A Masterpiece with a Tragic History.
Harare, Zimbabwe
These naturally balancing rocks were pictured on every Zimbabwean banknote, up to the 100 trillion-dollar note.
Calipatria, California
Burping, gurgling geothermal mud pots by the Salton Sea.
Mecca, California
The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.
Golden, Colorado
An impressive collection of over 50,000 minerals including moon rock from the Apollo 17 mission.
Lakewood, Colorado
At this Denver landmark, the meals are compulsory, the sopapillas are complimentary, and the insanity is everywhere.
Lakewood, Colorado
Rather than a run-of-the-mill franchise hotel, this lodging has been decked out in dinosaur decor.
Lewes, England
Both church and state get put to the torch in this annual festival in the "Bonfire Capital of the World."
Shoreham-by-Sea, England
This tiny 1930s Art Deco airport is a beautiful remnant of a bygone era.
Los Angeles, California
This star-studded Old Hollywood restaurant is where fettuccine Alfredo made its United States debut.
Agoura Hills, California
The beloved dining spot stands at the cross-section of Hollywood and the Old West.
Beatty, Nevada
The most magnificent bottle house in a town strangely full of them.
Beatty, Nevada
Odd outsider art installations surround a Gold Rush-era ghost town.