Gerlach, Nevada
George W. Lund Petrified Forest
A little-known occurrence of fossil wood in northern Washoe County, Nevada, near the Black Rock Desert.
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Gerlach, Nevada
A little-known occurrence of fossil wood in northern Washoe County, Nevada, near the Black Rock Desert.
Rapid City, South Dakota
Calidum et Deliciose Succosum!
Los Angeles, California
Anza led the first Spanish settlers from Mexico to Monterey, California in the 1770s.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A public art piece that barely gets recognized, but then that might be the point.
Ceres, Scotland
A stone memorial marking the location where Scotland's first aeronautical flight landed.
Clark, Colorado
A long and winding trail through history led to the current iteration of this mountaintop tower.
Penrose, Colorado
The narrow mountain road that carves a path between Florence and Victor is tied to ghost towns and ghost stories.
Chimney Rock, Colorado
Two tall rocks sit at the center of this site, once the home of a large Ancestral Puebloan community.
Montrose, Colorado
A dangerous narrow-gauge railroad once traced a route through this striking canyon.
Manaus, Brazil
The only restaurant serving indigenous foods from the Amazon.
Tokyo, Japan
This public bathroom takes the form of a 19th-century lighthouse that once stood on the spot.
Bangui, Central African Republic
Amidst political unrest, this Roman Catholic Cathedral has helped organize peace talks.
Bangui, Central African Republic
This mosque is an enduring symbol of Central African Republic's rich Muslim heritage.
Belgrade, Serbia
One of Belgrade's most beloved animals.
Durham, England
These courts are the only ones of their kind in the world, made for a unique ball game that dates back to the 1700s.
Ghent, Belgium
An unsettling sculpture of a boy hanging out in a street in Ghent has been baffling visitors for years.
Crieff, Scotland
A sculpture commemorating the "world's best mouser" in what is likely Scotland's longest-running distillery
Glasgow, Scotland
This ancient holy well is older than much of the city that surrounds it.
Stansted, England
This reconstructed Norman castle is the world's most accurate, from location to livestock.
Barcelona, Spain
This stunning iron gate designed by Modernist architect Antoni Gaudí is filled with mythic symbolism.
Bethesda, Maryland
This propitious plastic porcine has been petitioning park visitors to pick up after themselves for more than 50 years.
Rosemarkie, Scotland
This lovely Scottish nature walk leads to the source of a local legend.
Bena, Minnesota
An abandoned fish-shaped drive-in gets a second life as a restaurant.
Brunswick, Australia
A hidden lane full of top-quality street art.