Austin, Texas
Congress Bridge Bats
Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.
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Austin, Texas
Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.
Virginia City, Nevada
A Wild West saloon that helped define a generation of psychedelic rock.
Virginia City, Nevada
Beneath a Virginia City bar is the entrance to an abandoned gold mine.
Santa Barbara, California
The beautiful behemoth is one of the largest trees of its kind in the United States.
Santa Barbara, California
One incredible room in the Santa Barbara Courthouse is covered in wall-to-wall canvas murals.
Sacramento, California
Art Deco stylings conceal the true nature of this bridge.
Sacramento, California
Pillars made of 700 pieces of luggage climb to the ceiling of Sacramento Airport's baggage claim.
West Sacramento, California
I Street Bridge is the heaviest swinging center bridge in the United States.
Sacramento, California
This 19th century train workshop is a treasure trove of railroad history.
Sacramento, California
The California capital city once stood 10 feet lower than it does today.
El Jem, Tunisia
The largest and best-preserved Roman amphitheater in Africa was designed to seat 35,000 people.
Tunis, Tunisia
The ancient heart of Tunis is an enormous maze of narrow streets and alleyways.
Carthage, Tunisia
This museum in the famously blue neighborhood of Sidi Bou Saïd showcases a traditional Tunisian lifestyle.
Utah
The unusual patterns in this rock formation result from two distinct modes of weathering.
Portland, Oregon
The magic's in the hole!
Big Pine Key, Florida
Island ghost town detailing Flagler's folly in building the Overseas Railroad.
Key West, Florida
A historic landmark and museum filled with curious objects representing the history of Key West.
Key West, Florida
Near the ruins of a Civil War coastal fortress lies the only known African refugee cemetery in the United States.
Key West, Florida
The highway's southernmost spot is a beloved local attraction.
Key West, Florida
A small poultry graveyard in the courtyard of a popular Key West watering hole.
Key West, Florida
A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.
Key West, Florida
Florida's oldest bar was once a morgue, complete with a hanging tree and gravestones.
Key West, Florida
Here’s how Robert the Doll earned his reputation as the most haunted doll in the world.
Key West, Florida
The former home of the Nobel Prize-winning American writer is now home to dozens of six-toed cats.