The world's most active stratovolcano is almost always erupting.

Deep in the Guatemalan jungle stands an ancient pyramid that once marked the reign of a king.

The original film set of Luke Skywalker's Tatooine home from the 'Star Wars' trilogy.

Defaced since the early 80s, this bridge has become local icon to the metalheads and residents of the city.

Few things look more out of place than the electric blue ponds in the reddish-brown desert of Utah.

The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.

No one knows how this Pacific Northwest spruce tree came to have so many trunks.

This giant meditative chakra sits peacefully in the Flathead Valley of western Montana.

An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years and harbors many surprises.

This hunter-gatherer architecture is believed to be the oldest religious complex known.

Europe’s oldest natural human mummy.

The gilded, masterful astronomical clock will calculate time, dates, and planetary positions for thousands of years to come.

This Arctic storage facility is a secure backup for agricultural biodiversity.

Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.

A sculpture of a salmon swimming through a brick building.

This road in the Great Smoky Mountains was supposed to assuage a displaced community, but ended up a $52 million dead end.

This ancient cave is home to a museum, bar, and is filled with fluorescent minerals.

Tubing through a cave lit with glowworms is a magical underground experience.

The magic's in the hole!

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.

Canada's accused-traitor-turned-folk-hero is buried under a red stone in a ring of his own.

The bronzed skull of a beheaded traitor was affixed to the city gate in the 17th century.