North Salem, New York
Balanced Rock
Glacial erratic or man-made dolmen? It probably wasn't druids.
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North Salem, New York
Glacial erratic or man-made dolmen? It probably wasn't druids.
Madison, New Hampshire
A very big rock just plopped down in the New England woods.
Pleasantville, New York
This giant rock arrived at this quiet park thousands of years ago on the back of a massive glacier.
Eastham, Massachusetts
The largest glacial erratic boulder on Cape Cod.
Seattle, Washington
This quiet neighborhood is also home to a 700-ton rock transported by the last Ice Age.
McMinnville, Oregon
A 36-ton remnant of the last Ice Age now resides amid picturesque vineyards.
Okotoks, Alberta
This massive and unusual rock formation near Okotoks is the world's largest known glacial erratic.
Ruokolahti, Finland
Legend has this precariously placed rock was placed by giants. Science has another explanation.
Whitehead, Northern Ireland
These huge glacial erratics are humorously named after a much much smaller bird.
Fitchburg, Massachusetts
In order to save this beloved rock, locals blew it up and put it back together piece by piece.
Tonopah, Nevada
The farthest you can be in the contiguous U.S. from a McDonald's location.
Alamo, Nevada
An eatery for UFO seekers on the Extraterrestrial Highway.
Tonopah, Nevada
This massive crater in the middle of nowhere was used to train astronauts for moon landings.
Coral Gables, Florida
This historical swimming pool near Miami is emptied and refilled each day with naturally filtered water.
Reno, Nevada
A concrete arrow from a 1920s network of airmail beacons is still preserved at the western edge of suburban Reno.
Scottsdale, Arizona
Originally conceived as part of a proposed Arizona State Capitol building in the 1950s, this structure built in 2004 stands as a monument to the architect's legacy.
Solomon Islands
The ship that got left behind.
Sperlonga, Italy
The Roman Emperor's lost summer home and grotto full of enormous sculptures sit along the Italian seashore.
Oxford, England
This centuries-old pub boasts a collection of more than 4,500 snippets of neckties from around the world.
London, England
This pub was 238 years old when it decided to revamp its image: It started serving Thai food.
London, England
Once a train station along the Great Eastern Railway this vibrant coffee shop and bar is where members of London’s creative class mingle.
Bury Saint Edmunds, England
The smallest pub in Britain was once a cabinet of curiosities and it still has the dead cat to prove it.
New York, New York
Great place to have a drink and a bite to eat in an atmosphere laden with New York's Bohemian past.
Binsey, England
This historic pub is a hidden gem for fans of Lewis Carroll.