Bloomfield, New Mexico
Ah-Shi-Sle-Pah Wilderness Study Area
The land is full of geologic eye candy, such as otherworldly spires, mushroom-shaped hoodoos, and prehistoric fossils.
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Bloomfield, New Mexico
The land is full of geologic eye candy, such as otherworldly spires, mushroom-shaped hoodoos, and prehistoric fossils.
Saint Petersburg, Russia
A replica of the straw hut where Vladimir Lenin lived in hiding, disguised as a hay farmer, in 1917.
Hull, England
Explore Hull's historic Old Town by following the sea creatures scattered throughout its charmingly cobbled streets.
Jackson, Mississippi
This humble hole-in-the-wall is home to an incredible pig ear sandwich and serious civil rights history.
Eagle, Alaska
The northernmost international land border crossing in the United States.
Dunbar, Scotland
The small Scottish townhouse where the "Father of the National Parks" was born.
Greensboro, North Carolina
This North Carolina store preserves a historic moment in America's movement for racial equality.
Morgantown, West Virginia
A well-preserved relic of the industrial age steel and iron works that dotted West Virginia.
Longyearbyen, Norway
The world's northernmost brewery uses water from a 2,000-year-old glacier to create its beer.
Marlboro, Massachusetts
America's "second most important bell" is a contentious spoil of the Civil War.
Heuvelland, Belgium
Because sometimes you need to make a batch of frites even when the stores are all closed.
Ehrenberg, Arizona
The stone-covered graves lie within the ruins of an Old West ghost town.
Vilminore di Scalve, Italy
The sinister ruins of one of the worst dam failures of the 20th century lie in this astonishing alpine setting.
Stavanger, Norway
A reconstructed farm shows what life was like in Norway 1,500 years ago.
Manassas, Virginia
Hear, smell, see, taste, and touch history at this immersive Civil War hospital.
Cambridge, Maryland
This 1830s store is believed to be the site of Harriet Tubman's first stand.
Lisbon, Portugal
The best place in the world to buy tinned fish.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
An ancient passage filled with stalls selling used books, once frequented by Vincent Van Gogh.
Fairplay, Colorado
This 19th-century ranch is being transformed into a residential library with thousands of books about the natural world.
HokkaidÅ, Japan
This mesmerizingly colorful pond looks like a scene straight out of a fairytale.
Glasgow, Scotland
The world's spiciest ice cream comes from Glasgow.
Havana, Cuba
Castro's communist ice cream mothership has been serving five-scoop "salads" for over 50 years.
Island Park, Idaho
A legal loophole makes it possible to get away with murder within this 50-square-mile section of Yellowstone.
Jackson, Wyoming
One of the largest collections of wildlife art in the United States, built into the side of a cliff in rural Wyoming.