Seattle, Washington
Bettie Page House
What's that on the side of that building? Va Va Voom, it's Bettie!
Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Seattle, Washington
What's that on the side of that building? Va Va Voom, it's Bettie!
Charlotte, North Carolina
A psychological self-portrait in the form of a giant, segmented head.
Kerry, Ireland
Ireland's most remarkable collection of these curious cone-shaped houses is worth the buzz.
Xanten, Germany
These tenacious 14th-century towers defied demolition and are now a fairytale vacation rental.
Okotoks, Alberta
This massive and unusual rock formation near Okotoks is the world's largest known glacial erratic.
Canmore, Alberta
The granite head appears to be deep in thought and half buried in the ground.
Jasper, Alberta
This natural wonder is disappearing at an alarming rate.
Improvement District No. 24, Alberta
The world's largest dark sky preserve is a Canadian park established to preserve the country’s wood bison population.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
A hidden church in a hidden courtyard tells the story of the Miracle of Amsterdam.
Columbia, South Carolina
The world's largest fire hydrant is supposedly tornado-proof.
Gaffney, South Carolina
The record holder for the world’s largest peach.
Avery Island, Louisiana
For 150 years one family has been producing the iconic hot sauce on a bayou island made of salt.
Antwerp, Belgium
Rare wooden escalators lead deep down into an otherwise staggeringly monotonous tiled tunnel.
Glasgow, Scotland
The world's oldest surviving music hall was also once a freakshow.
Glasgow, Scotland
"Respectful to the dead, safe and sanitary to the living, dedicated to the Genius of Memory..."
Sweetwater, Tennessee
Enormous lake at the bottom of a unique cave system.
Seattle, Washington
The tech giant built three enormous glass orbs in Seattle so employees could work inside a rainforest greenhouse.
New York, New York
Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.
Santa Monica, California
A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.
Reykjavik, Iceland
This stunning concert hall has become a symbol of Iceland's national recovery.
Iceland
This valley of hot springs and boiling mud pots is home to the record-holding "Geysir," which originated the English word.
Grindavík, Iceland
Medicinal spa created from the mineral-rich runoff of a geothermal power plant
Venice, Italy
This palatial spiral staircase was so unusual the name "snail" was given to the noble family who built it.
San Francisco, California
The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.