Holbrook, Arizona
Petrified Forest National Park
See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.
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Holbrook, Arizona
See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.
Custer, South Dakota
The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.
Wall, South Dakota
The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Thousands of pieces of art have been carved into the rock at the site of an ancient volcanic eruption.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Albuquerque found the perfect use for tumbleweeds at Christmastime.
Winslow, Arizona
This public square capitalized on a single Eagles reference to bring some life back to an Arizona town.
Prudhoe Bay, Alaska
This general store is a one-stop-shop for workers at the Prudhoe Bay oil field.
Adamstown, Pitcairn Islands
The watery grave of Captain Bligh's famous ship.
Adamstown, Pitcairn Islands
The cafe that acts as the social hub for the small volcanic island of HMS Bounty fame.
Saint-Pierre, France
These colorful French islands spent a stint bootlegging booze during American Prohibition.
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Where a young athlete began his run across Canada after losing his right leg to cancer.
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
The first transatlantic wireless signal was received at this 17th-century fort.
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
A World War II gun battery sits at the easternmost point of North America.
Harbour Grace, Newfoundland and Labrador
This huge ship ran aground and has simply been left to sit there ever since.
Dildo, Newfoundland and Labrador
This oddly named town refuses to change its phallic moniker.
Elliston, Newfoundland and Labrador
This small Newfoundland town has declared itself the “Root Cellar Capital of the World.”
Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador
The tiny airport in remote Newfoundland that inspired a hit musical is also a modernist architectural gem.
Stoneville, Newfoundland and Labrador
The last remains of the extinct Beothuk people native to the island of Newfoundland.
Port au Choix, Newfoundland and Labrador
A chaotic collection of maritime artifacts, art, and really whatever else happens to be around.
Saint Lunaire-Griquet, Newfoundland and Labrador
An ancient Viking village in North America that predates Columbus by 500 years.
Newfoundland and Labrador
Hundreds of enormous icebergs drift through this waterway every year.
Nunavut
The remote graves mark the mysterious deaths of four 19th century explorers.
Baffin, Unorganized, Nunavut
The third-largest island in Canada is one of the remotest places on Earth.
Inuvik Region, Northwest Territories
Natural earth mounds formed in the far north.