Amarillo, Texas
Combine City
These half-buried combine harvesters just off Route 66 are an homage to the Cadillac Ranch.
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Amarillo, Texas
These half-buried combine harvesters just off Route 66 are an homage to the Cadillac Ranch.
Dusseldorf, Germany
An abandoned underground bathroom is now a space for public art.
Athens, Greece
150 or so scrounged-up lamps, chandeliers, and lanterns light up this alley in central Athens.
Vevey, Switzerland
At 929 pounds and 26 feet tall, this stainless steel fork can only be used by the likes of King Kong.
Sydney, Australia
A collaboration of art and ornithology mourns the calls of Sydney's lost birds.
Los Angeles, California
Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.
Zhangye Shi, China
These layered sandstone mountains in China look like they are made of pressed crayons.
Midway, Utah
This geothermal hot spring hides beneath a slowly growing mineral dome.
Hyden, Australia
This gracefully curving formation looks like a massive wave that was suddenly turned to stone.
Ehlanzeni, South Africa
Raging waters have created a strange geological site that looks like something off of a progressive rock album cover.
Santa Catalina, Colombia
The caldera of this mini-volcano has been turned into a naturally heated mud bath.
Saty, Kazakhstan
Submerged trees jut ghost-like out of an idyllic turquoise mountain lake.
Las Vegas, Nevada
This incredible collection of vintage pinball machines can be played at 25 cents a pop.
Puerto Inca, Peru
This scalding hot river was thought to be a myth until one geoscientist made it his quest to study the mystical waters.
Boa Vista, Cabo Verde
Rolling sand dunes of the Sahara... in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.
Kumejima-chō, Japan
Unusual hexagonal rocks formed by cooling lava named for their resemblance to traditional Japanese tatami mats.
Carbon County, Utah
Here, at the “world’s longest art gallery,” you’ll find forty miles of ancient petroglyphs and pictographs.
Baltimore, Maryland
The site where Poe “in great distress, and ... in need of immediate assistance” likely died.
Silver Spring, Maryland
An astounding collection of medical specimens, including bits of President Lincoln.
Washington, D.C.
One of the dwarven trees dates back to 1625 and survived the Hiroshima bombing.
Washington, D.C.
Long-abandoned trolley tunnels just a mile away from the White House are turning into an art space.
Seattle, Washington
A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.
Seattle, Washington
A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.
Cougar, Washington
The longest continuous lava tube in the continental U.S. offers 2.5 miles of dark explorations for the adventurous.