Apache Junction, Arizona
The Superstition Mountain Museum
This collection of Wild West movie memorabilia also claims to hold some secrets of the Lost Dutchman's mine.
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Apache Junction, Arizona
This collection of Wild West movie memorabilia also claims to hold some secrets of the Lost Dutchman's mine.
Yavapai County, Arizona
Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.
Skagway, Alaska
A historic freight system that found the true gold rush is in tourism.
Juneau, Alaska
A rare chance to get up close and personal with a 13-mile ribbon of ice near downtown Juneau.
Devils Tower, Wyoming
The first declared National Monument in the United States.
San Juan Teotihuacan de Arista, Mexico
Dating back to the second century, vestiges of prehispanic mural paintings are found in this underground palace.
Monte Albán, Mexico
These sacred Mesoamerican ruins feature peculiar petroglyphs hidden in the stones.
Chamula, Mexico
The masses at this church incorporate enough moonshine and animal sacrifice that they are no longer recognizably Catholic.
Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
A graceful natural rock formation stands astride the point where the Gulf of California meets the Pacific Ocean.
Dronninglund, Denmark
This Danish castle is supposedly haunted by a woman too independent to not be a witch.
Skagen, Denmark
Tiring of digging out the door to this church for every service, it was eventually abandoned to the sands.
Skagen, Denmark
The northernmost point in Denmark is a turbulent sandbar created by two clashing seas.
Copenhagen, Denmark
The de facto symbol of Copenhagen is this bronze fairytale which cannot seem to keep its head for very long.
Ehlanzeni, South Africa
Raging waters have created a strange geological site that looks like something off of a progressive rock album cover.
Wicklow, Ireland
This ancient Irish tower could easily have stood in for Rapunzel's prison.
Dublin, Ireland
The comedy and tragedy of Oscar Wilde is preserved in a Dublin park, captured in a sculpture of colorful stone.
Dublin, Ireland
One of Ireland's most infamous prisons for rebels including men, women and children.
Dowth, Ireland
The ancient tomb acts as a calendar that keeps perfect time.
Kolossi, Cyprus
This 700-year-old Cyprus castle is the birthplace of the world's oldest wine, said to be toasted by Richard the Lionheart at his wedding.
Paphos, Cyprus
The ancient mosaics here are considered among the finest in the world, and serve as a stunning record of Greco-Roman daily life.
Madaba, Jordan
The world's oldest map of the holy land gives us a fragmented glimpse of the layout of biblical nations.
Petra District, Jordan
An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years and harbors many surprises.
Qesm Saint Katrin, Egypt
Charnel house at the foot of Mount Sinai.
Nagoa Ash Shatb, Egypt
One of its engravings is believed to be among the first representations of medical and surgical instruments.