Pottsville, Pennsylvania
Gargoyle Fountain
Outside a small brewery, a Gothic fountain that once provided water to thirsty horses.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Pottsville, Pennsylvania
Outside a small brewery, a Gothic fountain that once provided water to thirsty horses.
Lake Powell, Utah
This natural sandstone bridge hasn't been seen since the 1960s when Lake Powell covered it—until now.
Big Water, Utah
This hidden gem along the Utah-Arizona border is truly worth the rugged journey.
Meriden, Connecticut
A lone tower rises above the cliffs in a city park, offering fantastic views of the Connecticut landscape.
Holmdel, New Jersey
A monument commemorating the discoverer of radio astronomy.
Altoona, Pennsylvania
A full-service gas station known as the oldest in America.
Eugene, Oregon
This square in downtown Eugene is dedicated to the novelist and countercultural figure Ken Kesey.
Reading, Pennsylvania
At the end of a street is a statue with no indication as to why it was created.
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Long before the Battle of Gettysburg occurred, dinosaurs roamed the area and left their footprints on this bridge.
Kovach, Alberta
Three pristine alpine lakes named in memorial of an accident that resulted in three different plane crashes.
Cody, Wyoming
One man's ambition created this psychedelic log home.
Red Lodge, Montana
Derelict buildings are all that remain of a complex at the site of one of the worst mining disasters in Montana history.
Kamiah, Idaho
This landmark is a central figure in the Nez Perce origin story.
McGill, Nevada
A perfectly preserved small-town pharmacy and soda fountain that opened in the early 20th century and closed in the 1980s.
Seattle, Washington
A hidden gem full of oddities, curiosities and macabre antiques.
Northome, Minnesota
A mapping error in the 19th century made loggers think this section of the forest was underwater.
Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania
An Olympic hero stripped of his medals is buried in a town he never visited, which took his name after his death.
Compton, Arkansas
The highest waterfall between the Rockies and the Appalachian Mountains.
Fredericksburg, Virginia
This small museum houses rare airplanes from aviation's golden age.
Seattle, Washington
Three nine-foot-tall bathing beauties perched elegantly on life-rings welcome visitors to the Alki waterfront.
Toronto, Ontario
One of the foremost Sherlock Holmes collections is hidden away at a Toronto library.
Paicines, California
After the nearby mercury mine shut down, this town was abandoned and declared a Superfund site.
San Francisco, California
Beneath the southern end of the Golden Gate Bridge is the “Gibraltar of the West Coast,” a fort built to protect the San Francisco Bay from naval attack.
Yermo, California
A collection of anti-communist sculptures stands watch in the Mojave Desert.