Banff, Alberta
Cave and Basin National Historic Site
The natural hot spring that was integral to the creation of Canada's first national park.
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Banff, Alberta
The natural hot spring that was integral to the creation of Canada's first national park.
Marble Canyon, Arizona
When it was built in 1929, this historic bridge was the only place to cross the Colorado River for 600 miles.
Provincetown, Massachusetts
This stimulating sex toy museum is sure to arouse the interest of its visitors.
Bunnell, Florida
Part of a highway network meant to connect Miami to Montreal, this 10-mile stretch of road made from red bricks is still around 100 years later.
St. Louis, Missouri
This unassuming riverbank is Missouri’s first designated site in the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom.
Austin, Nevada
US-50 in Nevada is known as "the Loneliest Road in America," but this earlier iteration of the route is even lonelier.
Pāhoa, Hawaii
In 2018, Pohoiki Road was severed by lava flowing from the eruption of Kilauea.
Anchorage, Alaska
Considered by many to be one of the most dangerous highways in Alaska.
Baker, California
In one of the hottest parts of the Mojave Desert, shallow bedrock forces the typically dry Mojave River to the surface in this canyon, providing a vital oasis for humans and wildlife.
St. Helena Island, South Carolina
Once luxurious, these oceanfront beach homes have been left to succumb to the elements as the beach is slowly washed away.
Winnemucca, Nevada
A spectacular but little-known slot canyon in extreme northern Nevada, with sheer walls nearly 500 feet high and a perennial stream.
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Thousands of artifacts tell Mongolia's military history, from the Bronze Age to the present.
Battsengel, Mongolia
People have been scribbling on this massive chunk of granite for more than 1,500 years.
Coldwater, Ontario
This "railway" for boats continues a waterway over a road.
Duck Creek Village, Utah
An improbable waterfall springs from an orange-white cliff face, tumbling into the headwaters of the Virgin River above Zion National Park.
Borden, Saskatchewan
This now abandoned arch bridge was constructed during the Great Depression.
Quinter, Kansas
These otherworldly limestone formations jut out from the Kansas prairie.
Leavenworth, Kansas
This quaint museum lets you take a ride on its antique carousels.
Ashland, Kansas
Stories of sightless fish and ghostly cowboys are only a fraction of the legends surrounding this Kansas sinkhole.
Manhattan, Kansas
A diverse, expansive nature preserve in northeastern Kansas.
Topeka, Kansas
These elevated trucks were put in place as a middle finger to The Man, but are now considered folk art.
Fairbanks, Alaska
This gravelly, dangerous highway is the only road in the United States that leads to the Arctic Ocean.
Palmer, Alaska
This popular fishing spot at the outflow of a 4.5-mile long hydroelectric tunnel sports a jetty literally made out of classic cars.
San Bernardino, California
These structures were inspired by both Native American shelters as well as, strangely, an ice cream shop.