Montreal, Québec
Twilight Sculpture Garden
A patch of contaminated land reclaimed as a scrappy sculptural oasis.
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Montreal, Québec
A patch of contaminated land reclaimed as a scrappy sculptural oasis.
Salem, New York
This sprawling art park is filled with sculptures, nature trails, and art workshops.
Jevnaker, Norway
The grounds and buildings of an old wood pulp mill have been transformed into an innovative art park and museum.
Kayenta, Arizona
Ancestral Puebloan ruins, natural arches, and box canyons abound in this seldom-visited corner of Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park.
Shiprock, New Mexico
Legends surround this jagged rock formation in the New Mexico desert.
Calhan, Colorado
Wondrous sandstone hoodoos where Native Americans collected clay for pottery, 9,000 years ago.
Rye, Colorado
The largest self-built castle in the U.S., six decades in the making.
Del Norte, Colorado
Unlike most arches, this geological oddity formed in a volcanic dike.
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.
Cañon City, Colorado
The highest bridge in America was built for an almost unnervingly small amount of money.
Manitou Springs, Colorado
Thanks to a quirk of elevation this gift shop produces magic doughnuts that are found nowhere else on Earth.
Central City, Colorado
This deserted Gold Rush town is home to a Masonic lodge that, strangely enough, still holds meetings.
Nathrop, Colorado
This nearly abandoned town was once a thriving mining community until a series of fires.
Evergreen, Colorado
The highest paved road in North America winds its way up Mount Blue Sky in Colorado to an altitude of 14,130 feet above sea level.
Hillsboro, Ohio
How did a massive marine arthropod find its way to landlocked Ohio?
Big Pine, California
Once thought to be the oldest living tree in the world, Methuselah was germinated before the Egyptian pyramids were built.
Clachan-Seil, Scotland
The "Bridge Over the Atlantic" lets you cross the waterway in mere seconds.
Towaoc, Colorado
Ute tour guides have been sharing the ancient dwellings and rock art inside this large park with visitors for more than 40 years.
Syosset, New York
An abandoned Gold Coast-era mansion once intended for the exiled ruler of Albania, who never arrived.
Los Angeles, California
Though the original building has been demolished, these massive bronze doors were saved.
British Columbia
This vast, pristine wilderness is home to a rare subspecies of black bear.
Grand Junction, Colorado
This remote Colorado canyon is home to the second-largest collection of natural arches in the world.
Cape Town, South Africa
Despite many attempts to finish this overpass, it has been abandoned since the 1970s.
Brazil
An abandoned stretch of elevated road in the middle of the Brazilian jungle.