Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco
When they first proposed building a bridge across the Golden Gate Strait, everyone laughed.Not a kind laugh. The kind of laugh that says "you're insane and also stupid." The strait was two miles wide. The…
Times Square, New York City
Your First Time in Times Square Will Overload Your Brain I still remember the first time I came up those subway stairs at 42nd Street.The sun had just set. I was tired from a long…
Disney World Resort
First-time visitors make the same mistake every single time.They book a three-day trip to Orlando. They buy one-day tickets. They think they'll see everything. Bless their hearts. Walt Disney World is not a theme park.…
Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island
Here's something most people don't know.The Statue of Liberty wasn't even an American idea. A group of French guys thought it up over dinner. They wanted to celebrate America's 100th birthday. They also wanted to…
Yellowstone National Park
Introduction I remember my first morning in Yellowstone.I woke up before sunrise, stepped out of my cabin, and heard something strange.Not birds. Not wind. But a deep, low growl coming from the ground itself. That…
Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona
Why Most People Get the Grand Canyon Wrong Let me be honest with you.Before I visited the Grand Canyon for the first time, I thought it was just a big hole in the ground.I mean,…