San Simeon, California
Hearst Castle
The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
San Simeon, California
The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.
Fresno, California
An underground mansion with fruit-bearing trees and grapes growing beneath the surface of central California.
Fairbanks, Alaska
11,500 year old little girl found buried in an ancient fire pit.
Fairbanks, Alaska
This gravelly, dangerous highway is the only road in the United States that leads to the Arctic Ocean.
Fairbanks, Alaska
Mind-blowing carvings and fantasy ice scenes grace the largest year-round ice environment in the world.
Bronx, New York
Home to the infamous "Typhoid Mary" and the worst loss of life in New York's history prior to September 11, 2001.
Toronto, Ontario
A book collector's dream, this Toronto bookstore has the world's first "Biblio-Mat," a random book vending machine.
Nye County, Nevada
A picture-perfect town, perfect for blowing up.
Santa Barbara, California
Acres of natural wonders left behind by a socialite-turned-gardener.
Medicine Bow, Wyoming
A century-old cabin off of Highway 30 touts an unusual construction material: dinosaur bones.
Borrego Springs, California
Along a California highway is a kind of Jurassic Park made of metal.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The taxidermied remains of Charles Dickens' pet raven, which helped inspire one of Edgar Allan Poe's most famous poems.
Aristes, Pennsylvania
A toxic ghost town sitting atop a massive coal fire.
Litchfield, California
Secret Manor, a house full of legends, the least of which is the haunting of long-deceased ladies of pleasure.
Grass Valley, California
Established in 1853, this crumbling cemetery sits forgotten on the corner of Church and Chapel in Gold Country.
Grass Valley, California
A rich history stashed behind an unassuming door in the heart of Gold Country.
Grass Valley, California
The oldest continuously operating Catholic school west of the Mississippi.
Grass Valley, California
An abandoned lot littered with concrete debris was once the home of the world's first female railroad president.
Grass Valley, California
A fine mixture of the old and the new topped with an art deco neon spire.
Nevada City, California
Hidden in a hotel parking lot is a strange historical plaque erected by an obscure fraternal society.
Nevada City, California
California's oldest existing theater building hosted an impressive cast of celebrities, including hosting Mark Twain's first lecture.
Rough and Ready, California
The first U.S. town to secede from the Union, only to vote themselves right back in.
Nevada City, California
A grave dedicated to the pioneers who settled California.
Smartsville, California
Once the largest town in eastern Yuba County now sits abandoned.