Juneau, Alaska
Mendenhall Glacier
A rare chance to get up close and personal with a 13-mile ribbon of ice near downtown Juneau.
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Yakutat, Alaska
Guyot Glacier Ice Caves
Gorgeous cave resemble a winter wonderland.
Juneau, Alaska
The Upside-Down Forest of Glacier Gardens
Upside-down trees serve as natural flower pots in this hanging garden of Alaska.
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Juneau, Alaska
Mendenhall Ice Caves
Breathtakingly blue walls shimmer inside the "Glacier Behind the Town."
Phil Campbell, Alabama
Dismals Canyon
Famous for its bio-luminescent inhabitants, known as "dismalites."
Fackler, Alabama
Neversink Pit
This natural wonder drops 16 stories straight down through rare flora and streaming waterfalls.
Washington, D.C.
Mitsitam Native Foods Cafe
A museum cafe showcases Native American dishes and indigenous ingredients from across the Western Hemisphere.
Washington, D.C.
Starship Enterprise NCC-1701
The actual model from the original "Star Trek" series is now on display at the National Air and Space Museum.
Washington, D.C.
Culture House
A historic neighborhood church is reborn as a psychedelic arts collective.
Washington, D.C.
National Bonsai Museum
One of the dwarven trees dates back to 1625 and survived the Hiroshima bombing.
Baltimore, Maryland
The American Visionary Art Museum
A museum dedicated to exhibiting remarkable outsider art.
Smith Island, Maryland
Smith Island
An isolated island home to one of the oldest English-speaking communities in the region and Maryland's state dessert.
