San Juan County, Utah
House on Fire Ruin
An Ancestral Puebloan ruin that appears to burst into flames in the sunlight.
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San Juan County, Utah
An Ancestral Puebloan ruin that appears to burst into flames in the sunlight.
Flagstaff, Arizona
This historic national park is covered in the stunning ruins of red rock pueblos.
Vienna, Austria
The topiary maze at the Habsburg hunting lodge.
Terra, Utah
Ancient volcanic activity made this into an exciting rockhounding site.
Tulare County, California
The last remnant of a tree that helped prove to the world that sequoias are real—and they’re spectacular.
Evanston, Illinois
Shop of curiosities with a dinosaur museum tucked in its basement.
Solovetskiy, Russia
No one knows why ancient labyrinths were built on this tiny northern island.
San Francisco, California
The oldest burial ground in the city, final resting place of city founders, Ohlone natives and murderers alike.
Inyo County, California
The rocks in this arid basin leave trails of movement behind them.
Tulsa, Oklahoma
An acoustic anomaly with a mysterious cause sits in the heart of Tulsa.
Mammoth Lakes, California
Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.
Dolores, Colorado
A breathtaking array of ancient Pueblo structures and artifacts counterintuitively preserved by neglect.
Florence, Colorado
This naturally-sourced hot spring is now home to a clothing-optional resort.
Fort Bragg, California
A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.
Devils Tower, Wyoming
The first declared National Monument in the United States.
Bluff, Utah
A well-preserved Ancestral Puebloan ruin tucked beneath a desert cliff.
Wales
Wander along roughly a mile of paths in what may be the world's largest forest labyrinth.
Nevada
An unusual slot canyon in the Aztec/Navajo Sandstone has a cross-section like an inverted old-fashioned keyhole.
Golden Valley, Arizona
A secret fresh water spring for animals and humans alike hidden along the most famous road in the United States.
Banff, Alberta
The natural hot spring that was integral to the creation of Canada's first national park.
Kananaskis, Alberta
A stone troll guards the hike that leads to this waterfall.
Nottingham, England
An engineering error ensured this cavernous 350-foot-long subterranean thoroughfare was never used as intended.
Iceland
Icelandic folklore says this giant boulder was ripped from the mountains and placed at its current location, where it became home to elves.
Valdivia, Chile
A 63-foot-tall swinging ball hypnotizes passersby, and proves to any remaining doubters that the Earth is spinning.