Athens, Greece
Tower of the Winds
An ancient octagonal weather station named for the eight Greek gods of wind.
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Athens, Greece
An ancient octagonal weather station named for the eight Greek gods of wind.
Athens, Greece
Heralded as the world's first theater, these ruins are often overlooked as they reside in the shadows of the Acropolis.
Athens, Greece
Legend says this sacred tree was a gift from goddess Athena.
Athens, Greece
This mystical orb covered in strange symbols is thought to have been used in ancient Greek magical rituals.
Athens, Greece
This ancient Greek place of assembly and marketplace is being revealed layer by layer below the modern Athens cityscape.
Athens, Greece
A 2,000-year-old computer demonstrates remarkable engineering and astronomical precision.
Grand Canyon Village, Arizona
This small interfaith chapel lies not far from the rim of the Grand Canyon.
Winslow, Arizona
This 4,000-foot-diameter hole is touted as "the most well known, best preserved meteorite crater on Earth."
Mexican Hat, Utah
This balancing rock is one of Utah's most unusual geological formations.
Oakley, Utah
What's a diner from the 1939 World's Fair doing in a remote Utah mountain town?
Monroe, Utah
One man has installed bathtubs into the Utah desert floor to harness the powers of a natural hot spring.
Richfield, Utah
One of the world's oldest and most massive living organisms is a grove of quaking aspens.
Moab, Utah
This Moab institution functions as both a rock store and a small natural history museum.
Moab, Utah
The fifth-longest natural arch in the world, and the longest outside China.
Moab, Utah
A house carved into a rock in the 1940s.
Monticello, Utah
Oddly shaped rock formation, misassociated with a nearby utopian community.
Halchita, Utah
The location where the iconic movie character declared it was time to go home.
Bryce, Utah
Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."
Page, Arizona
A sharp bend in a dramatic river canyon cut through red rocks.
Page, Arizona
Most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest.
Pisgah Forest, North Carolina
Who needs fancy modern water slides when this giant North Carolina rock works just as well?
Raleigh, North Carolina
This hollow steel globe is the second-largest in the world.
Raleigh, North Carolina
Art Deco urban decay at this historical building.
Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
The language and heritage of a nearly forgotten culture can still be explored in this Southern enclave.