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A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.

An alley covered with 20 years of bubble gum.

Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.

Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.

Once thought to be the oldest living tree in the world, Methuselah was germinated before the Egyptian pyramids were built.

The tragedy of the Japanese internment camps is remembered here by a stark "Soul Consoling Tower."

The first life claimed by this record-breaking peak wasn't lost to exposure or a fall, but rather lightning.

Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

An underground mansion with fruit-bearing trees and grapes growing beneath the surface of central California.

Neo-cave art on the macro scale.

Prehistoric history as seen through the lens of an outsider artist.

If you can look past the nearby sewer pipes, this urban sinkhole grotto is a mini-paradise.

No telescopes, no power, no gift shop: The Observatory of Chichen Itza, one of the world's oldest observatories, takes astronomy back to basics.

Every equinox this Maya pyramid puts on a spooky ancient light show.

A flooded Mexican cave that hides a river beneath the water.

An elaborate Mayan city shrouded in alien conspiracy revealed the tomb of Pacal the Great.

At least seven hues of blue and turquoise make this freshwater lagoon unique.

A hidden treasure of an abandoned city lies deep in the jungles of Campeche, Mexico.

A lovers' beach, tucked below the surface of the island, provides a safe haven for romance.

The ruins of an ancient city built by Mayan traders is centered around a temple of a sacred feathered serpent deity.

An island filled with hundreds of hanging, decomposing, decapitated dolls.

Frida Kahlo's childhood home, now a museum of her life and works.

Gilded heaven for philatelists and architecture freaks, still in full working order despite sitting atop tremulous ground.