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The 570-ton boulder that gave a New Jersey town its name.

Crumbling Kennedys and a decaying Tecumseh are just some of the haunting remains of one man's cement art trail.

Over 20,000 sets of spice shakers reveal the surprisingly telling history of our most basic spices.

This replica of the Greek structure is in the heart of Nashville.

A nature and cultural preserve named for its multitude of petroglyphs carved by the Northern Sinagua people.

A dangerous narrow-gauge railroad once traced a route through this striking canyon.

This former stomping grounds of the most eminent astronomers of the early 20th century.

The honor of highest point in Michigan was almost given to the wrong peak before this mountain won out by 11 inches.

Once connected to the outside world by a single train track, this ghost town is looked after by the National Park Service.

So many migrating birds roost on the bridge, it has a special summer speed limit.

Millions of years of oxidation make a drive down this winding Death Valley road surprisingly colorful.

A vibrant colony of rescued wolves and other canids.

This remote camping site offers incredible stargazing opportunities.

This highest peak in New Mexico is named after an explorer who had a habit of lending his moniker to peaks.

The winter home of thousands of beautiful snow geese and sandhill cranes.

The state bird of New Mexico, constructed entirely out of garbage.

In the remote high desert of New Mexico, a strange array of poles beckon fury from above.

Giant origami sculptures tucked into desert scenery beckon passers-by to explore further.

Life-sized sculpture of a blue whale made of hand-recycled plastic trash.

Seemingly grown on some other world, these New Mexico rock formations look like a disused science fiction set.

The land is full of geologic eye candy, such as otherworldly spires, mushroom-shaped hoodoos, and prehistoric fossils.

This boulder stays on its mountain thanks to a huge chain and on the map due to local legend.

You can climb to the summit of Black Mountain, as long as you sign the waiver.

An enormous natural sandstone bridge in Kentucky.