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mikewalker

Hiker, peakbagger, roadtripper and occassional writer from Los Alamos, New Mexico. When I'm not travelling I'm researching detailed itineraries so I can use my time on the road to see as much as possible. There's plenty of time to rest at home!

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Nagoro Village

As the aging humans of this Japanese village die off one local artisan is replacing them with eerie homonculi.

Mount Aso Caldera

The largest volcanic caldera in Japan holds an entire city in its maw.

Annetta Black

Added by Annetta Black

Yakushima, Japan

Shiratani Unsuikyo Ravine

The magical, mossy forest that inspired Princess Mononoke.

Added by iemjaxemail

Hayakawa, Japan

Nishiyama Onsen Keiunkan

The oldest hotel in the world has been operated by the same family for over 1,300 years, even catering to samurai.

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser

Yamanouchi, Japan

Jigokudani Monkey Park

Hot springs monkey spa in the middle of Hell's Valley.

atimian

Added by atimian

Ghibli Museum

A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.

Added by ack sed

Ōshima Island, Japan

Mount Mihara

This active volcano's siren song to suicide jumpers forced authorities to build a fence.

Rachel

Added by Rachel

Tristan da Cunha

Tristan da Cunha

The world's most remote permanent settlement on an active volcano.

serflac

Added by serflac

Yosemite National Park, California

Horsetail Fall's Firefall

Under the right circumstances, this waterfall in Yosemite briefly turns a luminescent fiery orange.

Dylan

Lemmon, South Dakota

Petrified Wood Park

An entire city block built completely out of petrified wood.

Rapid City, South Dakota

Art Alley

Thanks to a loophole in property ownership, this alleyway has become a cacophonous street gallery.

Gregory T Janetka

Added by Gregory T Janetka

Worden, Montana

Pompey's Pillar

The last physical evidence of the Lewis and Clark trail is one of their autographs etched into this giant rock.

steedjb

Added by steedjb

West Glacier, Montana

Ptarmigan Tunnel

This angular Dwarven tunnel cuts through a mountainside in Glacier National Park.

cbrents

Added by cbrents

Sun Tunnels

A sculpture for the sun and stars, created by Nancy Holt.

ProfessorElliot

Added by ProfessorElliot

Homestead Crater

This geothermal hot spring hides beneath a slowly growing mineral dome.

Added by gailberg

Springdale, Utah

The Narrows

The hike through a narrow river flanked by the 2,000-foot-tall walls of Zion Canyon is one of the best in the world.

lewblank

Added by lewblank

Katskhi, Georgia

Katskhi Pillar

Small church on top of a huge rock column.

Added by Tawsam

Kykotsmovi Village, Arizona

Oraibi Village

This reclusive Hopi village in Arizona has been continuously populated longer than anywhere else in America.

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Phoenix, Arizona

Yayoi Kusama Firefly Infinity Mirror Room

The installation’s official name, “You Who Are Getting Obliterated in the Dancing Swarm of Fireflies,” says it all.

theamarant

Added by theamarant

Carbondale, Colorado

Penny Hot Springs

A little-known hot spring haven right below the highway.

Added by mtclymer001