Places vagabondblonde Wants to Go

Where spies were trained, the Cold War found its first whistleblower, and James Bond was born.

One of the foremost Sherlock Holmes collections is hidden away at a Toronto library.

This Haudenosaunee restaurant is a delicious tribute to indigenous cuisine.

With well over 130 falls and cascades to brag about, Hamilton, Ontario has earned its stripes as the waterfall capital of the world.

The first outlet of Canada's biggest fast-food franchise has been slinging doughnuts since 1964.

A book collector's dream, this Toronto bookstore has the world's first "Biblio-Mat," a random book vending machine.

This Hindu temple is an architectural marvel designed and built according to ancient Indian principles.

A county library in rural Ohio houses one of the finest mineral collections in the world.

Two dozen rescued bears roam (mostly) free at the largest bear ranch in the U.S.

The Beaux-Arts aquarium boasts a vast collection of saltwater and freshwater fish on an island in the Detroit River.

A creepy sculpture of a decapitated head invites viewers to see St. Louis through its empty eyes.

This historic mill has been turning apples into delicious fresh cider for over a century.

Home of Howard Hughes' Spruce Goose.

The wooden airship was the largest flying boat ever built.

A tourist attraction founded around a slumping cabin.

The second largest waterfall by volume in the U.S., Willamette Falls is outdone only by Niagara in the amount of water that is pushed northward.

100-year-old shipwreck you can walk up to at low tide.

A comprehensive collection of bonsai set in a beautiful campus.

This 22-acre botanical garden is home to the largest collection of rhododendrons in the world.

At the most northwestern point of the contiguous United States lies a trail leading through an ancient forest to stunning cliff-side vistas and massive oceanside caves.

An abandoned World War II bunker is part of a chain that runs throughout Washington.

The building features one of the last remaining free-floating spiral grand staircases in the U.S.

The longest spit in the United States ends at a lighthouse in the Strait of Juan de Fuca.

Welcome to old Florida, where a 1940s mermaid show is still enchanting visitors.