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Buried five stories underground, this Soviet bunker is packed with gas masks and Cold War paraphernalia.

Two stunning 17th-century libraries and a cabinet of curiosities.

The tunnel's elegant proportions keep you snug with no claustrophobia freak-out.

Built to test magnetically levitated elevators, the tower also boasts Germany's highest visitor platform.

Cross the Continental Divide through an old railroad tunnel, and ride back to the top on a shuttle.

Once a staging site for World War II munitions.

The second seat of Nye County, still mostly a ghost town, has become a magnet for those looking to live "away from it all."

A difficult trail leads to interesting ruins in a remote canyon in the Toiyabe Range.

These 100-year-old tunnels in downtown Provo house artists, restaurants, and a few surprises.

This mural changes every few years.

One of the best-preserved early 20th-century ore-processing mills in Nevada is maintained in a state of arrested decay.

An unusual slot canyon in the Aztec/Navajo Sandstone has a cross-section like an inverted old-fashioned keyhole.

A small research station sits at the summit of this mountain, which is one of the few U.S. peaks higher than 14,000 feet outside of the Sierra Nevada.

The longest covered bridge west of the Mississippi River.

California's largest steel arch bridge.

Gouged in the mountain to make stage coach access easier through the Fremont Pass.

One of the most unusual geological features, recognizable from a dozen hit movies.

Abandoned bridge hidden deep in the San Gabriel Mountains.

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

Eons old volcanic activity created one of the most stunning rock formations in the United States.

This Big Sur waterfall drops 80 feet directly into the Pacific Ocean, and inspired the hillside house up top.

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.

The rocks in this arid basin leave trails of movement behind them.