A purple Victorian house on Ashbury Street sells for $1.4 million today and it once held five broke musicians who couldn’t cover the rent. That house belonged to the Grateful…

Purple sand sounds like a marketing gimmick until you’re standing on it. At Pfeiffer Beach Big Sur, streaks of violet run through the tan grains near the base of the…

The water at McWay Falls Big Sur does not crash into a churning surf. It drops 80 feet from a granite cliff and lands on a sandy cove so still…

Fossil Springs pumps 20,000 gallons of 72°F water into a canyon every minute and most hikers still underestimate the climb back out. This isn’t a flat stroll to a swimming…

Most people assume Las Vegas to Zion is too far for a single day and then they realize the drive takes less time than a flight delay at McCarran. The…

Most travelers picture Utah’s dunes as a minor pit stop before Zion and then they crest the first ridge at Coral Pink Sand Dunes Utah and watch the sand shift…

Most visitors expect Goosenecks State Park Utah to look like a scaled-down Horseshoe Bend and then they walk to the rim and realize the San Juan River bends not once…

Most first-time visitors assume Upper Antelope Canyon is the better choice simply because it’s more famous and that assumption costs them money and time in line. The Upper vs Lower…

Most tourists never see this side of the canyon. Ninety percent of Grand Canyon visitors head to the South Rim, which means the North Rim Grand Canyon gets roughly a…