Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Sheepeater Cliff
Around half a million years ago, these magnificent columnar basalt cliffs were formed from cooling lava.
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Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Around half a million years ago, these magnificent columnar basalt cliffs were formed from cooling lava.
Alexandria, Virginia
Taste the white whiskey that the United States' first president once distilled and enjoyed.
Prague, Czechia
Two stunning 17th-century libraries and a cabinet of curiosities.
Inyo County, California
A mountain range on an active U.S. Navy base hides thousands of mysterious prehistoric rock carvings.
Carrara, Italy
Explore the quarry where the marble was sourced for Michaelangelo's David.
Nixon, Nevada
This dry lake bed contains the oldest known petroglyphs in North America.
Micronesia
Giant money stones of Yap.
Harrison, Nebraska
Otherworldly rock formations and ancient fossils abound in this unique stretch of Nebraska badlands.
Tucson, Arizona
One of the oldest Mexican restaurants in the United States air-dries its trademark beef in a dangling outdoor cage.
Tucson, Arizona
Some of Arizona's best spit-roasted tacos al pastor can be found here.
Cody, Wyoming
At the time of its completion, it was the tallest dam in the world.
Phoenix, Arizona
Founded by members of the Tohono O’odham Nation, this one-room joint's James Beard–winning fry bread is light as a cloud.
Lordsburg, New Mexico
Some of the Old West's most notorious outlaws frequented this mining town.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Eat like pre-Columbian Native Americans in this New Mexico restaurant within the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center.
Iceland
This tumultuous Icelandic lava field looks so alien European researchers want to use it as a stand-in for Mars.
Tepoztlán, Mexico
High atop a Mexican rainforest mountain, this ancient pyramid once drew pilgrims countries away.
Parowan, Utah
Hundreds of drawings left by the land's previous inhabitants remain mysterious.
Fairview, Utah
A small flooded ghost town with a few scattered structures remaining.
Rockville, Utah
Settled by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1859, this abandoned frontier town has appeared in several films.
Richfield, Utah
One of the world's oldest and most massive living organisms is a grove of quaking aspens.
Torrey, Utah
A striking, menacing sandstone peak towering above a landscape that's equal parts Mordor and the Moon.
Pyeongchang, South Korea
The darkest building on Earth was built for the snow-white scenery of the 2018 Winter Olympics.
Kaneohe, Hawaii
A Hawaiian stairway to heaven—that you can't climb.
Kapa'a, Hawaii
This narrow coastline trail through the dense Kauai wilderness is among the most beautiful and dangerous in the world.