Linville, North Carolina
Mile High Swinging Bridge
You can find America's highest suspension footbridge at Grandfather Mountain in North Carolina.
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Linville, North Carolina
You can find America's highest suspension footbridge at Grandfather Mountain in North Carolina.
Tamellalt, Morocco
Within the Dadès Gorge, amazing vistas and towering cliff faces can be seen at each new curve and bend in the road.
Surrey, England
The world's first consecrated windmill.
Sedalia, Colorado
This Colorado fire station has been in continuous operation for more than a century.
New York, New York
The French deconstructionist had a weakness for baked goods.
Risan, Montenegro
The only known mosaic depicting the Greek god of sleep, Hypnos.
Toronto, Ontario
Known as "Toronto's Flatiron."
Szabadkígyós, Hungary
This castle was designed to have as many windows as there are days in the year.
Helsinki, Finland
On a small island, a replica of a Finnish village from the Iron Age.
Al-Badie Al-Shamali, Saudi Arabia
Parts of this palace are upheld by merely palm stems or reeds supported by palm tree beams.
Tirana, Albania
A museum dedicated to secret surveillance.
Sainte Rose, Réunion
On one of the world's most active volcanoes, a pebble-filled crater changes color with the wind.
South Lake Tahoe, California
One woman's Viking Castle on Lake Tahoe.
Hume, California
This hidden fire lookout offers spectacular views of Sequoia National Park.
Barcelona, Spain
A bookstore dedicated to the intersection of comedy and art.
Nagpur, India
Locals say the water level in this 1,200-year-old tank never goes down.
Ljubljana, Slovenia
A public work of art that also provides some relief from the summer heat.
Salley, South Carolina
Hidden in this little-known town stands a piece of agriculture history.
Rock Springs, Wyoming
This sandstone building is a relic of the Overland Trail.
St. George, Utah
Although it also features red, orange, and variegated cliffs of Navajo Sandstone, this state park is often overshadowed by its more famous neighbor.
Stonyhurst, England
The grounds of this Catholic boarding school are said to have inspired Arthur Conan Doyle and J.R.R. Tolkien.
Budapest, Hungary
A relic of World War I that now exist as a piece of public art.
Chelyabinsk, Russia
The largest-known fragment of an asteroid that exploded over the southern Ural region in 2013.
Cedar City, Utah
Irontown was founded in 1868, as a second attempt to mine iron from the nearby Iron Mountain.