If you’re driving towards Regent, North Dakota, and you see a giant metal grasshopper munching on metallic stalks of wheat—you’re not hallucinating. Regent, North Dakota is home to the Enchanted Highway, which features several large sculptures that showcase North Dakota’s rugged history and culture. Former school principal Gary Greff began constructing the sculptures which would…
The state of Michigan is home to countless beautiful lakes and rivers. One of Michigan‘s most celebrated bodies of water is a frigid jewel toned spring located in Palms Book State Park in the wild and remote Upper Peninsula. Kitch-iti-kipi Springs has several names, but locals often refer to it as the “Big Spring.” On…
There are a few different stories about how Multnomah Falls—a cascading waterfall not far from Portland, Oregon—came into existence. Some claim that a young man fell in love with a strikingly beautiful princess, and created Multnomah Falls so that his potential bride would have a breathtakingly gorgeous bathing spot. Others claim that a young woman…
Lake Superior is the largest and deepest of North America’s Great Lakes. The earliest indigenous tribes to settle on the shores of Lake Superior referred to the lake as a great and powerful sea. Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore—which is located on the coast of Lake Superior in Michigan’s rugged Upper Peninsula—features colorful rock formations, cascading…
To the casual observer, the gilded interior of London’s Crossness Pumping Station looks like an elegant throne room with a few large industrial tanks inexplicably scattered about. Despite the majesty of Crossness Pumping Station, the facility was built in the mid-1800s in order to solve an indelicate problem. In the 1800s, London experienced a mass…
There are many compelling reasons to visit Portugal. Portugal—Europe’s oldest country—is home to countless beautiful historic buildings and works of art. Portugal’s Port wine is among the most celebrated dessert wine in the world. One of the primary reasons that visitors flock to Portugal is the country’s distinctive cliffs and beaches, Portugal’s coastline features some…
Sedona is home to some of the most breathtaking red rock formations on the planet. Devil’s Bridge—which appears to the untrained eye as a delicate arch which could easily crumble—is one of the most popular hiking destinations in the Western United States. In April and May, visitors will sometimes wait for over an hour to…
Depending on your vantage point and the time of day, Lake Bacalar—or Laguna de Bacalar as it is known in Spanish—can appear turquoise, royal blue, sky blue. or light blue. Lake Bacalar’s ever-changing color palette inspired locals to name it the Lake of Seven Colors. Located in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo, Lake Bacalar…
