Johannesburg, California
Major Adams Monument
A remote memorial to Major Michael Adams, the only test pilot to lose his life in the X-15 rocket plane program
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Johannesburg, California
A remote memorial to Major Michael Adams, the only test pilot to lose his life in the X-15 rocket plane program
Onekotan Island, Russia
A remote and picturesque volcano nestled inside another volcano.
Calistoga, California
The fossilized remains of ancient California redwoods.
Gustavus, Alaska
Crash site of a US National Guard C-47B plane that attempted to land at Gustavus airport in 1957 in bad weather.
Tabor, Czechia
Hidden tunnels have sheltered the people of a Czech town for centuries.
London, England
England's “third-oldest college” has not graduated a single student in over 400 years.
Aguanga, California
Large metal sculptures spread throughout an open landscape.
Cadiz, California
Anyone can play paleontologist at this quarry that has Cambrian fossils galore.
Sukagawa, Japan
In the hometown of Eiji Tsuburaya, a street lined with intergalactic heroes and monsters.
Cassel, California
A whimsical display of massive metal sculptures made from recycled materials.
Maidstone, England
A reminder of the dinosaur skeleton discovered in a local quarry.
Tulelake, California
Trails through lava-carved tube-caves display sparkling bacteria and a rich history.
McMurdo Station, Antarctica
The steep slope known as “Ob Hill” overlooks an Antarctic research station.
Mountain Pass, California
The only mine for rare earth elements in the United States has been intermittently active since the 1950s.
Anderton, England
The world’s oldest boat lift is also known in the United Kingdom as the "Cathedral of the Canals" and one of the "Seven Wonders of the Waterways."
Goldfield, Nevada
One of the best places to dig—some say on the planet—for six different types of chalcedony.
Willow Grove, Nevada
It bustled briefly in the late 1860s, but little is now left at this stage stop on the Hamilton/Pioche Stage and Freight Road
Kansas City, Missouri
How did the front of a supersonic jet make its way to a display case in a Kansas City yard?
Boulder, Colorado
This unassuming building houses one of the world's most extensive collections of cars created by automotive legend Carroll Shelby.
Leupp, Arizona
Witnessing the might of this dessert-colored desert waterfall is a rare, powerful treat.
Fort Morgan, Colorado
The final resting place of a legendary science fiction author and his fraternal twin sister who died as an infant.
Mogollon, New Mexico
Explore a misty river canyon from a metal bridge system.
Barentsburg, Norway
This Arctic mining town is home to a cat that's spent years masquerading as a fox.
Svalbard, Norway
This Norwegian satellite station provides ground services to more satellites than any other facility in the world.