San Francisco, California
Alcatraz Island
In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.
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San Francisco, California
In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.
Monterey, California
One of the most elaborate displays of Jellyfish is on display at the aquarium.
San Simeon, California
The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.
Cozumel, Mexico
The ruins of an important pilgrimage destination for worshippers of a Maya fertility goddess.
Cannon Beach, Oregon
This gorgeous beach hides behind two headlands in Oregon's Ecola State Park.
Cannon Beach, Oregon
A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
The oldest continuously occupied public building in the United States.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Wedding chapel's mysterious spiral staircase said to be miraculously constructed.
Granada, Spain
Spanish architects used seized Muslim gravestones to rebuild parts of the fortress.
Augsburg, Germany
This famed marionette theater and museum is bursting with imaginative string puppets.
Munich, Germany
Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.
Berchtesgaden, Germany
Soaring over 6,000 feet in the Bavarian Alps, this beer garden was once Hitler's 50th birthday present.
Schwangau, Germany
The fairy tale castle of the “fairy-tale king,” this was also the inspiration for Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”
Guadalajara, Mexico
This singular Mexican structure is considered a masterpiece of the Tapatía architectural school.
Guadalajara, Mexico
This historic cemetery built for victims of the epidemics that swept Guadalajara is shrouded in macabre tales.
Guadalajara, Mexico
A beautiful and controversial modern sculpture that alludes to the Aztec past identity of the Virgin of Guadalupe and the phenomenon of syncretism.
Breckenridge, Colorado
Each year, teams of the world's best snow sculptors have 65 hours to create frozen masterpieces.
Glendale, Colorado
It's easy to forget what century it is as you wander this rustic homestead.
Denver, Colorado
Neal Cassady may still have an open tab at one of Denver’s oldest watering holes.
Cañon City, Colorado
This razorback ridgeline has doubled as a scenic drive since the early 1900s.
Morrison, Colorado
In the middle of a suburban Denver neighborhood is a cave that once provided solace for a prominent Ute chief and his family.
Denver, Colorado
The spot in the Mile-High City that's exactly 5,280 feet above sea level (at least for now).
Denver, Colorado
This museum offers an actual time machine back through Colorado's past.
Boulder, Colorado
This tea house was a hand-built gift from Boulder's sister city in Tajikstan.