Sumpter, Oregon
Sumpter Valley Gold Dredge
During its heyday, 72 one-ton buckets from this dredge bore into the Powder River excavating vast gold deposits.
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Sumpter, Oregon
During its heyday, 72 one-ton buckets from this dredge bore into the Powder River excavating vast gold deposits.
Woods Landing-Jelm, Wyoming
Dance on a hand-hewn log floor padded with bouncy boxcar springs at a saloon built in 1883.
Burlington, Colorado
One of few remaining antique carousels with stationary animals in the U.S.
Minden, Nebraska
This replica small town lets visitors take a stroll through the story of progress in the U.S. via thousands of Americana artifacts.
Potter, Nebraska
Storage units with a wartime past.
Big Bend National Park, Texas
An abandoned mine where dreams of quicksilver trickled away over 75 years ago.
Waimea, Hawaii
This Hawaiian cattle ranch acts as a museum devoted to the island cowboys that predate the wild west.
Papaikou, Hawaii
More than 2,000 species of tropical plants call this nature preserve and sanctuary home.
Marfa, Texas
Mysterious glowing orbs float through the desert night.
Nageezi, New Mexico
A phenomenal assembly of pueblos in New Mexico is the most complete example of ancient ruins north of the border.
Shiprock, New Mexico
Legends surround this jagged rock formation in the New Mexico desert.
Butte, Montana
New fungal and bacterial species call this deadly lake home.
Anaconda, Montana
A smoke stack so large, the Washington Monument could fit inside!
Santiago, Chile
This museum covers 10,000 years of Pre-Columbian Latin American history.
Copenhagen, Denmark
Museum on earth sciences featuring a recreation of a famous curiosity cabinet.
Copenhagen, Denmark
The de facto symbol of Copenhagen is this bronze fairytale which cannot seem to keep its head for very long.
Copenhagen, Denmark
Copenhagen's celebrated theme park and gardens.
Yavapai County, Arizona
Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.
Yuma, Arizona
Walk through the actual strap iron cells and solitary chambers of Arizona Territory’s first prison.
Winterhaven, California
The remnants of an early automobile route across shifting sand dunes can still be found in the deserts of Southern California.
Socorro, New Mexico
A warm desert spring holds one of the rarest species on earth.
Arlington, Virginia
This church built atop a gas station promises to "equip you for the next stage in your life’s journey."
Arlington, Virginia
Parking garage where Bob Woodward met Watergate source "Deep Throat."
Arlington, Virginia
At 207 feet, one of the world's longest continuous escalators.