Peoria, Illinois
Giant Oak Park
A massive bur oak tree believed to be some 500 years old is the centerpiece of this quiet urban greenspace.
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Peoria, Illinois
A massive bur oak tree believed to be some 500 years old is the centerpiece of this quiet urban greenspace.
Auburn, California
The tallest bridge in California was constructed for a project that was eventually cancelled.
County Derry, Northern Ireland
A museum dedicated to the tragedy of Bloody Sunday.
Trona, California
One of the most unusual geological features, recognizable from a dozen hit movies.
Mishawaka, Indiana
One of the few authentic Japanese gardens in the state of Indiana and perhaps the most peaceful place in the city of Mishawaka.
Washington, D.C.
The only female equestrian statue in Washington, D.C. is a 15th-century French heroine.
Jokkmokk, Sweden
Hang with reindeer at this 400-year-old SƔmi market.
Leadville, Colorado
This 19th-century house museum features a horse-drawn hearse and other antique oddities.
Flagstaff, Arizona
The final resting place of the businessman-turned-astronomer who helped discover Pluto stands near his observatory.
Fort Bragg, California
Celebrating the transformation of trash into objects of beauty.
Mecca, California
The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.
Forks, Washington
A glimpse into the "Logging Capital of the World" at a time when there was far more forest and far less machinery.
Gabbs, Nevada
The only United States mine for magnesium carbonate has been operating continuously since the 1930s.
Green River, Utah
Bizarre lunar-like landscape with thousands of large stone "hoodoos."
Colma, California
This odd little museum holds exhibits on everything from blacksmith equipment to hair jewelry.
Maharishi Vedic City, Iowa
An unlikely Transcendental Meditation haven in the American Heartland built around the ancient Vedic principles of balance and harmony.
California City, California
Abandoned hotel with adjacent lake and golf course.
Brevard, North Carolina
This granite rock face is named for the magnificent reflection that occurs when the sun hits it just right.
Marfa, Texas
A little stop along the Texas highway where Rock Hudson, Elizabeth Taylor, and James Dean stayed while shooting the 1955 filmĀ "Giant."
Terlingua, Texas
An abandoned quicksilver mining town surrounded by the Big Bend parks.
Niagara Falls, New York
Western New York's largest independent bookstore doubles as a historical repository of all things Niagara Falls.
Oulu, Finland
This lonely rock has been turned into a character loved and feared by children.
Supai, Arizona
This secluded aqua waterfall in the Grand Canyon is the perfect swimming hole, and the Havasupai tribe's fiercely protected natural wonder.
Lubbock, Texas
This Texas windmill field celebrates the power and majesty of the very winds that blow.