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A mosaic map made of over 100,000 tiles depicts the geological features and sea creatures that live along this San Diego beachside community.

Built for an exposition in 1915, these horticultural displays have stood the test of time.

Behind this beachfront shop lies a spectacular, colorful sea cave with an equally colorful past.

Once named the “world’s oldest gas station” due to its unusual construction material.

Edoras, capital city of Rohan in Lord of the Rings, once sat atop this isolated New Zealand mountain.

These phallic stone spires once served as Tolkien's Paths of the Dead.

A beautiful red-faced slot canyon in northern New Mexico.

A volcanic fissure over two miles long and up to 70 feet deep.

Seemingly grown on some other world, these New Mexico rock formations look like a disused science fiction set.

A dilapidated dock tells the story of Titanic’s missed arrival.

The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.

The hike through a narrow river flanked by the 2,000-foot-tall walls of Zion Canyon is one of the best in the world.

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.

Hidden in Central Park's Ramble is a troublesome cave buried just beneath the surface.

Get lost in this haunting fairytale art walk through a man-made eucalyptus grove.

Started as a kitchen garden, now the second largest botanical garden in the world.

It should come as no surprise that the best view of the Hollywood sign is from Batman's lair.

For two weeks every June, fireflies in the Smoky Mountains perform an astonishing light show.

Remants of foundations, streets, and streetcar tracks inhabit the cliffs where a landslide occurred in 1929.

The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.

This Colorado hiking trail provides a small gold mine of abandoned gold mines.

Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia meet at this point in the Cumberland Gap.

The only natural cave bath in all of Europe.