Tillamook, Oregon
Octopus Tree of Oregon
No one knows how this Pacific Northwest spruce tree came to have so many trunks.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Tillamook, Oregon
No one knows how this Pacific Northwest spruce tree came to have so many trunks.
Las Vegas, Nevada
This incredible collection of vintage pinball machines can be played at 25 cents a pop.
Austin, Texas
One part antique store, one part curiosities hodge-podge.
Denver, Colorado
Once a mortuary that held the remains of Buffalo Bill, this Denver hotspot is now a death-fixated restaurant.
Baltimore, Maryland
It’s not hard to see why the historic Peabody Conservatory of Music’s library has been described as a “cathedral of books.”
Los Angeles, California
Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.
Natural Bridge, Virginia
A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.
Rye, Colorado
The largest self-built castle in the U.S., six decades in the making.
Fort Worth, Texas
A modernist landscape of water and sci-fi concrete.
Haines Falls, New York
A stunning, two-tiered waterfall made famous by poets, artists and the legend of a ghost dog.
Mill Run, Pennsylvania
Frank Lloyd Wright’s most iconic home dangles over a Pennsylvania waterfall.
Portland, Oregon
A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.
Mammoth Lakes, California
Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.
Mecca, California
The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.
Put-in-Bay, Ohio
Take a drunken tour inside the world's largest known geode.
Austin, Texas
This unique structure in suburban Austin is made up entirely of other people's castaways, and constantly changing.
Cincinnati, Ohio
Where beautiful signs live on forever.
Farmington, New Mexico
Seemingly grown on some other world, these New Mexico rock formations look like a disused science fiction set.
Calipatria, California
A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.
Lake Wales, Florida
Possibly the most beautiful carillon in the world, set atop Iron Mountain in Florida.
Los Angeles, California
Rainbow-hued local gem in Venice.
Denver, Colorado
This modern antique shop is a museum for 1980's Saturday morning cartoon culture.
Brooklyn, New York
The one-stop shop for all of your superhero (or evil arch-nemesis) needs.