Highway 1, California's Pacific Coast Highway, is curvy. This 25-mile (40km) area of coast, north of where the renowned road-tripping route finishes in Mendocino County, is so rough it defied highway construction.
Swimming with natural species like turtles, whale sharks, and extended relatives is possible. We think swimming with manatees is one of the most magical underwater experiences.
You might have running up the US-163 on your bucket list. It’s famous as the location where Forrest Gump finally decides to stop running after three years.
There are delicate stalagmites and stalactites, vast echoing chambers and the so-called Dream Lake, whose shallow tract of water dramatically reflects its surroundings.
One of California’s most curious state parks, Bodie was once a thriving gold-mining town. Its peak was in the late 1870s, when a mine collapsed revealing a copious amount of gold ore.
Waking through these winter-season Ice Castles will make you feel like a princess from Disney’s Frozen. And this fairy-tale world of icy falls, caves, tunnels and thrones started as an experiment in creator Brent Christensen’s backyard.
America has no shortage of curious roadside attractions, but Carhenge is surely among the quirkiest. You’ll find it in the wilds of Nebraska, near the little city of Alliance.
Oahu's northern coast, and the lush Kualoa Ranch, is about as close as you'll get to paradise on Earth.