Wrangell, Alaska
Petroglyph Beach
Low tide reveals 8,000-year-old rock carvings in Southern Alaska.
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Wrangell, Alaska
Low tide reveals 8,000-year-old rock carvings in Southern Alaska.
Chamis, Peru
Pre-Incan aqueduct amidst a stone forest in Peru.
Bainbridge Island, Washington
Mysterious ancient petroglyphs carved on a glacial boulder at the tip of Bainbridge Island.
Molson, Washington
This former mining hub holds a surprising abundance of undisturbed relics from the Old West.
Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands
Part home garden, part sculpture field, part pseudo-science experiment, a trip to this place will leave you wondering if sea water isn't actually the elixir of life.
Jayuya, Puerto Rico
This niche museum devoted to ancient religious artifacts is shaped like the very thing it displays.
Jayuya, Puerto Rico
This rock in the middle of a river in Jayuya contains dozens of Pre-Columbian Taíno petroglyphs.
Caguana, Puerto Rico
Built some 700 years ago, this Taíno ceremonial site features ball courts, petroglyphs, and evidence of ancient astronomy practices.
Montreal, Québec
This exuberantly curated landscape is one of the largest sculpture gardens in Canada.
Berkley, Massachusetts
A coastal rock outcrop with mysterious inscriptions variously attributed to Native Americans, Portuguese, Phoenicians, Norse, and more.
Groton, Connecticut
The kind of mixed-up place that drives archaeologists crazy.
Aden, Alberta
Blackfoot petroglyphs of southern Alberta which date back as far as 7000 B.C.
La Caña, Dominican Republic
Hundreds of pieces of ancient Taíno art cover the walls of this Caribbean cave system.
Tulelake, California
Trails through lava-carved tube-caves display sparkling bacteria and a rich history.
Nampa, Idaho
A petroglyph map of the upper Snake River carved by prehistoric hunter-gatherers.
Loyalton, California
A Native American petroglyph, the site of an emigrants' waystation, and the ruins of an early 20th-century sheep camp are all found at this crossroads.
Forest Grove, Montana
A scenic ravine with an astounding collection of rock art created by the Indigenous people of the Great Plains.
Truckee, California
The now-abandoned tunnels were built for the transcontinental railroad on the route where the first wagon train entered California.
Nixon, Nevada
This dry lake bed contains the oldest known petroglyphs in North America.
Worden, Montana
The last physical evidence of the Lewis and Clark trail is one of their autographs etched into this giant rock.
Yerington, Nevada
Thousands of acres of beautiful wild landscape in the Great Basin.
Ekalaka, Montana
This beautiful ancient site is dotted with perforated sandstone pillars considered sacred by some Native American groups.
Austin, Nevada
This rest area is also home to a remarkable petroglyph site.
Austin, Nevada
This central Nevada cave is the spiritual home of ancient and enigmatic pictographs.