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Banff, Alberta
Sulphur Mountain Cosmic Ray Station
Since its original beginnings as a weather observatory mountaintop, this facility played an instrumental role in gathering atmospheric data for almost 100 years.
Iceland
Heinabergslón
A little-known, yet charming glacial lagoon.
pirates
Chasing Black Caesar, Southern Florida's Notorious Pirate
Was the terror of Biscayne Bay a man who escaped slavery, an African chieftain, or a marketing ploy that went viral?
national parks
Podcast: Embracing Adventure in Fayetteville
We visit a tiny town in West Virginia where, once a year, people jump off a bridge.
Forks, Washington
Kalaloch Big Cedar
This tree has witnessed nearly 1,000 years of history.
murder
In the Yellowstone National Park Zone of Death, You Might Legally Get Away With Murder
A 50-square-mile patch of Yellowstone National Park in Idaho might just be the perfect place to commit a crime, thanks to a legal loophole.
Hume, California
General Grant
The second-largest giant sequoia in the world.
Torndirrup, Australia
The Gap and Natural Bridge
Wild seas have created two spectacular formations just a stone's throw away from each other.
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Podcast: Moose Boulder
How far would you go to find the largest island in the largest lake on the largest island in the largest lake on the largest island in the largest lake in the United States?
forests
Meet Nevada’s Bristlecone Pines, Some of the Oldest Trees on Earth
These ancient trees with a survivalist spirit inspire awe.
fauna
The Park Ranger Who Lives and Works in the Hottest Place in North America
In a vast, remote land of extremes, wild animals, plants, and humans adapt to survive.
Litchfield Park, Australia
Magnetic Termite Mounds
Let these towering termite-building structures tell you where to go.
national parks
Podcast: The Dedan Kimathi Post Office Tree
A strangler fig played a pivotal communication role for Kenya's freedom fighters.
Porongurup, Australia
Castle Rock
A metal skywalk leads to the top of this striking granite outcrop in Porongurup National Park.
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The Discovery Tree’s Destruction Launched the Modern Conservation Movement
A giant sequoia—the largest type of tree on Earth—was sold for parts in 1853. Now we have art and environmental policies in its image.
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Podcast: The Lion House
A place where when people moved out, lions moved in.
Puerto Rico
Yokahú Tower
On a clear day, you can see all the way to the Virgin Islands from the top of this observation tower built in the 1960s.
Chinook, Montana
Bear Paw Battlefield
This remote Montana battlefield is the site of the Nez Perce Flight of 1877.
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