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Narrow slot canyons in a badland eroded into soft sedimentary rock provide an otherworldly landscape in this remote Nevada state park.

The drama of nature in full effect in this Nevada State Park.

A collision of human error and natural geothermal pressure created this rainbow-colored geologic wonder.

Mine your own precious stones.

In the middle of a suburban Denver neighborhood is a cave that once provided solace for a prominent Ute chief and his family.

A tropical paradise just a short trip from the opera house is filled with beautiful winged creatures.

A ghost town at the airport is now a refuge for blue butterflies.

Hang out with thousands of butterflies in one of the world's largest such enclosures.

You can release a young butterfly at this beautiful indoor garden.

Watch butterflies take flight before you fly.

A Neolithic celestial calendar standing in a nondescript wheat field.

The mysterious megaliths have enchanted and intrigued visitors for thousands of years.

Called the "Armenian Stonehenge," this ring of menhirs pierced with holes may be a prehistoric astronomical observatory.

A sophisticated astronomical tower built by one of the greatest Persian scholars of the Islamic Golden Age.

No telescopes, no power, no gift shop: The Observatory of Chichen Itza, one of the world's oldest observatories, takes astronomy back to basics.

Light still pours into the ruins of this ancient Islamic observatory.

A phenomenal assembly of pueblos in New Mexico is the most complete example of ancient ruins north of the border.

Malaysian fireflies create a dazzling display as thousands light up in unison.

Millions of glowing microscopic organisms light up the waters of this luminous lagoon.

Bioluminescence in the reefs of the Maldives causes the sea to glow like a starry night sky.

This bizarre hotel on historic Route 66 has been plagued by rumors of paranormal activity.

Stay at this storybook estate, featuring Sir Henry Hudson Kitson's masterpiece "Gingerbread House."

A hotel with a rich Wild West history of miners and bootleggers.

Oh, just a motel on the edge of the desert decorated with thousands of clowns conveniently located next to an abandoned graveyard.