Mountain Township, Illinois
Garden of the Gods
In the Shawnee National Forest, amazing rock formations peer through the treeline.
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Mountain Township, Illinois
In the Shawnee National Forest, amazing rock formations peer through the treeline.
New York, New York
A treasure trove of artifacts, books, and artwork from the "golden age" of exploration.
Fredericksburg, Texas
Modern technology and live displays tell the story of the Pacific during WWII for the Internet generation.
Fredericksburg, Texas
An enormous pink granite batholith, long attributed with spiritual powers by the Tonkawa Indians.
St. Louis, Missouri
The Old Courthouse takes visitors on a captivating trip through St. Louis' timeline.
St. Louis, Missouri
Speak to a companion on the other side of the room loud and clear through this architectural anomaly.
St. Louis, Missouri
What was once a presidential estate is now an exotic menagerie and home to the Budweiser Clydesdales.
Portland, Oregon
Portlandia is the second-largest copper repoussé statue in the United States.
Ecuador
Building this tragically pointless stone barrier cost the lives of the prisoners made to build it.
Ecuador
Since the 1700s, this old barrel has acted as a post box that relies on the kindness of travelers.
Puerto Ayora, Ecuador
These mammoth-yet-narrow crevasses in the Earth are perfect for taking an otherworldly swim.
Alexandria, Scotland
Largest lake in Great Britain measured by surface area.
Isle of Skye, Scotland
Islanders once used this dramatic, otherworldly landscape to hide their cattle from Viking raiders.
Ireland
Mortarless walls that stretch for miles are a lovely solution for creating grazing land in the harsh terrain of the Aran Islands.
Galway, Ireland
A moody and picturesque riverside ruin overgrown with vegetation.
Costa Rica
These mysterious ancient stone spheres were created by a civilization lost to time and are now mostly lawn ornaments.
Costa Rica
This neon blue river gets its color from a unique mix of bacteria and volcano minerals.
Ubud, Indonesia
Hindu temple of the dead home to hundreds of long-tailed macaques.
Baturiti, Indonesia
An abandoned hotel in the highlands of Bali is shrouded in stories of ghosts, curses, and corruption.
Hallandale Beach, Florida
The behemoth beasts engaged in an epic battle is the second-tallest statue in the contiguous United States.
Pāhoa, Hawaii
Watch the newest land on the planet form before your eyes.
Hawaii
This black shoreline is made up of exploded lava particles.
Hilo, Hawaii
This legendary urban waterfall creates a dazzling display of rainbows.
Hilo, Hawaii
Earth's tallest volcano is sacred to Native Hawaiians, and home to a dozen world-class observatories.