Westcliffe, Colorado
Smokey Jack Observatory
Located in the world's highest-altitude Dark Sky Community, this observatory welcomes amateur and professional astronomers alike.
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Westcliffe, Colorado
Located in the world's highest-altitude Dark Sky Community, this observatory welcomes amateur and professional astronomers alike.
Loíza, Puerto Rico
Archaeological sites and great food inside the island's largest mangrove forest.
Almirante Sur, Puerto Rico
A natural swimming pool in the middle of the Carite Forest.
Orocovis, Puerto Rico
This "sausage route" features gorgeous views and family-owned restaurants.
San Juan, Puerto Rico
This colorful gate stands as an entrance to the walled city of Old San Juan.
Jayuya, Puerto Rico
This rock in the middle of a river in Jayuya contains dozens of Pre-Columbian Taíno petroglyphs.
Towaoc, Colorado
Ute tour guides have been sharing the ancient dwellings and rock art inside this large park with visitors for more than 40 years.
Ponce, Puerto Rico
This museum preserves the heyday of Puerto Rican coffee.
Kimberly, Idaho
These falls, sometimes called the "Niagara of the West," still put on a good show at the right time of year.
Capernwray, England
Planes, helicopters, and a shipwreck are underwater in this former limestone quarry.
Hinterweidenthal, Germany
It's said the devil used this mushroom rock as a table for a late-night meal.
St. Joseph, Minnesota
A jaw-dropping brutalist space church seems to have crash-landed in the middle of America.
Cublington, England
In the 1970s, the citizens of several small villages came together to stop their homes from being destroyed for a new airport.
Paris, France
A museum on the history of Paris, including a set of Napoleon's toiletries, Proust's room, and relics of the Revolution.
Great Meadows, New Jersey
A small cave hidden deep within the Jenny Jump State Forest.
Temple Ewell, England
Two beautiful Victorian-era parks replete with ornamental waterfalls and lakes.
La Boulaye, France
The ruins of an abandoned cemetery are among the last remnants of the old village of La Boulaye before a wealthy landowner had it relocated.
Budapest, Hungary
This sculpture honors the man who was known as the "Righteous Among the Nations."
Edinburgh, Scotland
This painting of a beloved dog will be on display at the Scottish National Gallery at long as the museum exists.
St. Augustine, Florida
Only through the lens of a microscope can visitors see the true treasures inside this museum.
Burney, California
The flow from this waterfall sometimes comes out of springs below its rim.
Campeche, Mexico
Half-hidden by grassy slopes, this striking Spanish colonial fort is now a museum of underwater archaeology.
Nizwa, Oman
This beautifully restored fortification kept the city safe for centuries.
Gueugnon, France
Before this bridge was built people had to wait for the ferryman, an annoyance that, the story has it, gave the town its name.