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This monument is a stark reminder of the horrors of the Zanzibar slave trade.

These strange piles of magnetized volcanic ash travel across the desert about 50 feet per year.

Human ancestor’s 3.6 million year-old footprints.

A salty red wasteland in Tanzania is a breeding spot for endangered flamingos.

When local government began removing public benches, the public pushed back, and vibrant, community-built seating now outnumbers the official shelters at Chattanooga bus stops.

More than five miles of underground passageways.

This beloved American snack was conceived by a hungry coal miner.

The mysterious wonder of an underground waterfall is illuminated by multicolored lights.

Exploring the past, present, and future of blues music.

Hundreds of graffiti artists have decorated this flood-wall on the west bank of the Mississippi River.

The oldest soda fountain in St. Louis has been serving up treats for more than a century.

The oldest remaining frame residence in Minneapolis.

A Foundry on a Sleepy Street.

A hidden oasis in the heart of Minneapolis is also an Important Bird Area.

The dishes at this restaurant by The Sioux Chef celebrate indigenous heritage.

An eatery within the Minneapolis American Indian Center writes colonial ingredients out of the story of Native American cuisine.

Come for the giant taxidermy lion, stay for the knick knacks at this Minneapolis curiosity shop.

Funhouse of found art and participatory sculpture.

A 20-meter (65-foot) robot towers over Tokyo Bay.

What if the cure for all that ails you was as simple as repeated exposure to low-dose radon?

New fungal and bacterial species call this deadly lake home.

This folk art compound was built by a fortune teller on the advice of three people from the future.

This 13-foot smiling peanut in Georgia helped Jimmy Carter win the 1976 presidential election.

This beautiful Miami garden was designed as a laboratory for tropical plants.