Houston, Texas
Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern
A 90-year-old underground water reservoir offers a more industrial kind of tranquility.
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Houston, Texas
A 90-year-old underground water reservoir offers a more industrial kind of tranquility.
New Haven, Connecticut
Yale University's home for rare works, including the mysterious Voynich Manuscript.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
This permanent exhibition celebrates the finest of our heartless automatons both real and fictional.
Salem, Massachusetts
A collection of full-size movie monsters opened to the public.
Washington, D.C.
A monument in Washington D.C. marks the spot from which all other roads were supposed to stem.
Shiprock, New Mexico
Legends surround this jagged rock formation in the New Mexico desert.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
One of nature's most well-scheduled phenomenons resides in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park.
Inyo County, California
The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.
San Jose, California
The largest permanent Monopoly board makes one of the longest games even bigger.
Orchard Park, New York
A natural gas leak provides a flickering flame beneath a waterfall.
Truckee, California
The now-abandoned tunnels were built for the transcontinental railroad on the route where the first wagon train entered California.
Vernal, Utah
Sandstone rock formations that look like they belong on the cover of a progressive rock album.
Sparta, Tennessee
Visit this playground of waterfalls, caves and sinkholes.
Washington, D.C.
There's a 12-foot-tall replica of the Washington Monument hidden under a manhole nearby.
Madrid, Iowa
A half-mile long and three stories high, this bridge over the Des Moines River Valley mimics a descent into a mine shaft.
Sloan, Nevada
Brightly colored 30-foot-tall totems light up the desert sky just outside Las Vegas.
Saltville, Virginia
This maze-like slot canyon is a unique gem within an already fascinating geological area.
Mono County, California
Eons old volcanic activity created one of the most stunning rock formations in the United States.
Logan, Ohio
Rare recess caves fill this unbelievably beautiful Ohio park.
Kane, Utah
This rugged area of red rocks and arches is often considered one of the most beautiful places on Earth.
Amarillo, Texas
A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the “Golden Age” of the American automobile.
New York, New York
Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.
Tulelake, California
Trails through lava-carved tube-caves display sparkling bacteria and a rich history.
Lakewood, Colorado
At this Denver landmark, the meals are compulsory, the sopapillas are complimentary, and the insanity is everywhere.