Evanston, Illinois
Dave's Down to Earth Rock Shop
Shop of curiosities with a dinosaur museum tucked in its basement.
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Evanston, Illinois
Shop of curiosities with a dinosaur museum tucked in its basement.
Reykjavik, Iceland
Does this statue depict Thor, or Jesus Christ? Nobody knows.
Cleveland, Ohio
This Rodin sculpture in Cleveland bears the lasting marks of a 1970 bombing.
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
One of the few brewers in the U.S. experimenting with hop-free beers.
Durham, New Hampshire
A quiet spot commemorating two naturalists who had to choose between love and the university at which they both taught.
Iceland
Icelandic folklore says this giant boulder was ripped from the mountains and placed at its current location, where it became home to elves.
Hamragarðar, Iceland
This fantastical waterfall is hidden in a cave located in a cracked cliff.
Iceland
These unique and ever-changing caves are a wonder of Iceland.
Hudson, New York
The Hudson River School comes alive at this palatial estate.
Mexico City, Mexico
The famous artist couple lived and worked here, in two different houses connected by a bridge.
Havana, Cuba
A Cuban artist reclaimed his impoverished neighborhood as a dreamy folk art kingdom.
Bodo, Norway
According to the locals, the sands of this secluded Norway beach are infused with gemstone particles.
Lyngvær, Norway
This solitary convex mirror sculpture at an abandoned ferry station at the edge of a fjord reflects the scenery back at the viewer.
Grampian, Pennsylvania
Rocky outcrops containing overhangs, caves, fissures, clefts, and alcoves that invite exploration and scrambling.
Homestead, Florida
A mysterious castle built as a monument to lost love.
Derby, New York
This Frank Lloyd Wright summer house was designed along Lake Erie as a retreat for a client's wife.
Blasdell, New York
More than 350 million years ago, western New York was covered in a vast sea. Today, you can dig up the remains of the plants and animals that lived there.
Halifax, Nova Scotia
This tiny abode has been covered in the art of the little old lady who made her life and living there.
Michigan City, Indiana
A chilling disappearance (and rescue) of a child uncovers a geological mystery.
Chesterton, Indiana
The site of a 19th century "dream city" that almost rivaled Chicago before being swallowed by the Indiana sand dunes.
Michigan City, Indiana
These five houses were built for the 1933 Chicago World’s Fair.
London, England
A former groundskeeper’s cottage, now famous for being the main location of a hit British comedy game show.
Grafton, West Virginia
A beautiful hidden gem in central West Virginia.
Montreal, Québec
This Art-Deco-styled, former indoor public bath is now a museum.