Virtually everyone is familiar with the lively party scene in New Orleans, Louisiana. New Orleans is home to free-flowing booze, delectable food, and music galore. Most people are unaware that the residents of virtually every city in South Louisiana love to party until they drop. One of the liveliest cities outside of New Orleans is…
Located roughly 90 miles from the West Rim of the Grand Canyon, Grand Canyon Caverns is a unique cave system which showcases the true starkness of the desert. There is not a single drop of natural water located in this bone dry cave system. In lieu of pointy rock formations which are traditionally created by…
In the late 1970s, a man with an assumed name showed up at a business dedicated to stone carving in Georgia and placed a very peculiar work order. R.C. Christian—as the mystery man called himself—asked Elberton Granite Finishing Company to build him a hulking stone monument with a cryptic set of directions seemingly designed to…
Anyone who has spent an extended amount of time in the most remote stretches of the desert in the Western United States can tell you that the arid, desolate corners of America attract some pretty quirky characters. It is no surprise that military man and lofty dreamer Kevin Baugh decided to found his very own…
A trip to Italy is on the bucket list of virtually every avid traveler. Seasoned travelers will happily tell you that Italy is so much more than Rome, Milan, and Venice. Some of Italy’s smaller, more rugged towns and outdoor spaces offer an authentic, captivating experience that every adventure lover will cherish for all time….
In the 1970s, a Renaissance man named Andre Ulrych decided that he wanted to build a house in the mountains of Aspen that would reflect his innermost self. Prior to building his very specialized dream home, Andre Ulrych devoted a few years to indulging in various popular mind-expanding substances, including magic mushrooms. Ulrych’s psychedelic trips…
If you spent your elementary school years dreaming about skipping class so that you could spend your days drinking milkshakes and lounging in a toasty swimming pool, a visit to Portland’s McMenamins Kennedy School Hotel is an absolute must. In 1997, Portland’s McMenamin brothers renovated a derelict elementary school building which was originally built in…
To the untrained eye, Skellig Michael—a small, rocky island in Ireland which rises dramatically from the sea—appears to be uninviting and uninhabitable. Irish historians will happily tell you that Skellig Michael is in fact the site of one of Ireland‘s most celebrated monasteries. Beginning in the 6th century, austere Irish monks risked everything to painstakingly…
