Ecuador
Laguna Quilotoa
A turquoise lake within a volcanic crater.
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Ecuador
A turquoise lake within a volcanic crater.
Ambato Canton, Ecuador
Massive volcano in the Andes is the farthest point from earth's center.
Banos, Ecuador
A swing to dangle you off the very edge.
Rapa Nui, Chile
The largest stone moai on Rapa Nui.
Valparaiso, Chile
What was once a unique system of urban elevators is turning into a mechanical ruin.
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
This Brazilian astronomy museum allows guests to gaze at the stars through their telescopes each weekend.
Foz do Iguaçu, Argentina
A series of waterfalls so massive they straddle the border of Argentina and Brazil.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
One of nature's most well-scheduled phenomenons resides in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.
Washington, D.C.
The actual model from the original "Star Trek" series is now on display at the National Air and Space Museum.
Washington, D.C.
Franciscan monks created a facsimile of the Holy Land for North Americans who couldn’t afford the trip overseas.
Seattle, Washington
A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.
Seattle, Washington
A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.
Washington, D.C.
Home to items never before seen by the public.
Austin, Texas
Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The world’s first penitentiary, meant to be humane, drove men insane.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The United States’s oldest funicular railway glides up and down a steep Pittsburgh street.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Flashy signs from Las Vegas’s past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.
Roswell, New Mexico
A museum dedicated to the alleged Roswell Incident.
Salem, Massachusetts
A collection of full-size movie monsters opened to the public.
Salem, Massachusetts
The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.
Boston, Massachusetts
An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.
Bangor, Maine
The world's only international cryptozoology museum is host to an unrivaled collection of mysterious objects.