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A museum devoted entirely to hammers has more than 1,400 items on display dating back to the Romans.

Breathtakingly blue walls shimmer inside the "Glacier Behind the Town."

The ruins of this Alaska gold mine form a gorgeous ghost town.

Low tide reveals 8,000-year-old rock carvings in Southern Alaska.

The tallest outdoor elevator in Europe rockets passengers on a dizzyingly precarious ride to the top of a mountain.

This historic covered bridge contains a series of macabre paintings that communicate one thing: everyone dies.

In Washington's Yakima Valley lies a town "where dinosaurs roam."

A Roman-style column in Oregon hides a spiral staircase inside.

Formerly secret, precariously perched boulders.

This lake in the Cascades lives up to its name, disappearing down a hole every spring.

Hollowed out cedar log tubs set in an ancient towering forest.

Beyond being incredibly fun, not much can be said about the Hole with certitude.

Taking the 3D art experience far beyond blue and red glasses.

In the middle of the desert, miles from any human life, sat an anomalous pay phone that still magically answers your calls.

Discover for yourself what Herb Caen referred to as "the best kept secret in the Bay Area."

Smooth basaltic rocks tell a tale of ancient glacial waterfalls.

The fossilized remains of ancient California redwoods.

The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.

A modern day curiosity cabinet.

Medical and zoological curiosities for sale.

A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.

Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.

An underground mansion with fruit-bearing trees and grapes growing beneath the surface of central California.

The rocks in this arid basin leave trails of movement behind them.