Longyearbyen, Norway
Svalbard Bryggeri
The world's northernmost brewery uses water from a 2,000-year-old glacier to create its beer.
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Longyearbyen, Norway
The world's northernmost brewery uses water from a 2,000-year-old glacier to create its beer.
Longyearbyen, Norway
In the northernmost city in the world, it's illegal to be buried because it’s too cold for bodies to decompose.
Svalbard, Norway
This Arctic storage facility is a secure backup for agricultural biodiversity.
Lee Vining, California
Deep vertical fissures like miniature slot canyons cut across the cemented volcanic rock of Black Point above Mono Lake.
Reno, Nevada
A concrete arrow from a 1920s network of airmail beacons is still preserved at the western edge of suburban Reno.
Fallon, Nevada
In 1954, two enormous earthquakes occurred just minutes apart, resulting in prominent scarps that extend for miles along the range fronts.
Fallon, Nevada
On October 26, 1963, a 12-kiloton nuclear device was detonated here in granite some 1,211 feet below the ground surface.
Winnemucca, Nevada
A spectacular but little-known slot canyon in extreme northern Nevada, with sheer walls nearly 500 feet high and a perennial stream.
Leeds, England
One of three sites in England that house the National Collection of Arms and Armour.
Gerlach, Nevada
Many generations of travelers have passed through the steep, smooth walls of this canyon.
Hickory Corners, Michigan
Home to over 300 antique cars and motorcycles, including Thomas Edison's Model A.
Creede, Colorado
This once-popular otherworldly landscape was formed by one of the largest volcanic eruptions in history.
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Standing at 21-feet tall, this space cowboy adds to the legacy of Route 66's muffler men.
Nuuk, Greenland
These eight mummies are the best-preserved human remains ever discovered in North America.
Greenland
The 3.8 billion-year-old rock proves that tectonic plates may have been shifting longer than we thought.
Los Angeles, California
The L.A. Zoo has a secret garden of rare bootleg cycads, a palm specimen dating back 280 million years.
Colma, California
The final resting place of the Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico.
Los Angeles, California
One of the world's largest collections of rare and magnificent bird specimens.
Los Angeles, California
Once strictly off-limits, this lower level housing curious and priceless vehicles of the Petersen Automotive Museum is now open to the public.
Carbon County, Utah
Here, at the “world’s longest art gallery,” you’ll find forty miles of ancient petroglyphs and pictographs.
Iceland
A lonely beacon, precariously perched atop a remote sliver of rock.
San Francisco, California
These WWII-era murals were initially booed as a libelous portrayal of the American dream but have survived multiple attempts to have them destroyed.
Helotes, Texas
Over 100 million years ago, beach-bound dinosaurs left permanent marks on San Antonio's landscape.
Los Angeles, California
This stockpile of junked electronic and mechanical gadgets is a favorite among Hollywood prop masters.