Antarctica
McMurdo Dry Valleys
One of the most extreme deserts in the world, these snow-free valleys harbor life, despite the hostile environment.
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Antarctica
One of the most extreme deserts in the world, these snow-free valleys harbor life, despite the hostile environment.
Worthington, Pennsylvania
Hidden in the hills of Western Pennsylvania lies one of the best-kept ghost towns in America that you can legally visit.
Glastonbury, England
In the ruins of Glastonbury Abbey lies the alleged resting place of the legendary king.
Somerset, England
The oldest residential street in Europe also features an optical illusion.
Colorado Springs, Colorado
In addition to over 80 vehicles on display covering over 100 years of motorcycle history, this free museum focuses on the people who ride and love these bikes.
Madras, Oregon
An old World War II hangar holds 20 vintage aircraft and the rare opportunity to take a ride in a 1940s warbird.
Austin, Texas
The former home of one of America's greatest short story writers is home to an annual pun competition.
Rockmart, Georgia
An abandoned railroad tunnel forgotten by time awaits inquisitive hikers.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The last remnants of Fort Pitt also hold the distinction of being the oldest structure west of the Allegheny Mountains.
Grover, Colorado
On the edge of grassland in northeastern Colorado, these rock formations are some of the few remnants of a high plain that has eroded away over millions of years.
Fort Morgan, Colorado
The final resting place of a legendary science fiction author and his fraternal twin sister who died as an infant.
Nederland, Colorado
One of the few surviving Panama Canal steam shovels stands outside a tiny Colorado mining museum.
Boone, North Carolina
One of the oldest Black communities in western North Carolina and one of the largest Black Mennonite congregations in the country.
Linville, North Carolina
You can find America's highest suspension footbridge at Grandfather Mountain in North Carolina.
Joshua Tree, California
Meet 'Big Josh,' the 20-foot-tall muffler man.
Syosset, New York
An abandoned Gold Coast-era mansion once intended for the exiled ruler of Albania, who never arrived.
Sunspot, New Mexico
High in the Sacramento Mountains, a facility dedicated to studying the sun.
Providence, Rhode Island
A 132-year-old telescope continues to keep watch over the night skies above Providence.
Maysville, Colorado
This distinctive snowfield on the slopes of a Colorado fourteener has several legendary origin stories.
Leadville, Colorado
This 19th-century house museum features a horse-drawn hearse and other antique oddities.
Sierra Vista, Arizona
A short interpretive trail about one of the first human cultures in North America.
Bisbee, Arizona
One of America's oldest stadiums was also the site of one of the most brutal anti-labor acts in American history.
Alexandria, Minnesota
This museum is dedicated to preserving Minnesota's lake culture through displays of vintage watercraft and rotating exhibits.
Washington Island, Wisconsin
This pebble beach is so beautiful that taking its rocks is against the law.