Lake Powell, Utah
Cathedral in the Desert
The damming of the Colorado River buried an iconic geologic formation before record-breaking drought brought it back.
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Lake Powell, Utah
The damming of the Colorado River buried an iconic geologic formation before record-breaking drought brought it back.
Scottsdale, Arizona
An open-air, roadside eatery celebrating a historic indigenous cuisine of complicated significance.
Whaligoe, Scotland
Cut into a sheer cliff face, these stairs are the only way to reach a secluded Scottish harbor.
Salem, Massachusetts
A simple but powerful tribute to the 20 victims of the 1692 witch trials.
Concord, Massachusetts
The phrase "the shot heard around the world" was coined after a skirmish at this bridge.
Pensacola, Florida
Once the primary source of ice in this region during the mid-20th century.
Dubuque, Iowa
An underground wonderland in Iowa.
Andahuaylillas, Peru
In this tiny museum, an unusually-shaped skull that some claim as evidence of extraterrestrials.
Tumunui, New Zealand
An immersive Māori village where you can learn history and heritage through dance, ceremony, song, architecture, and food.
Potsdam, Germany
If you visit the burial place of King Frederick the Great, you'll likely find a couple of potatoes sitting on his tombstone.
Jasper, Arkansas
These waterfalls can be twins or triplets, depending on how much it's rained recently.
Louisville, Ohio
This former tuberculosis treatment facility now stands at the center of a public park.
Caguana, Puerto Rico
Built some 700 years ago, this Taíno ceremonial site features ball courts, petroglyphs, and evidence of ancient astronomy practices.
Mogollon, New Mexico
Explore a misty river canyon from a metal bridge system.
Portland, Oregon
A tribute to a unique bike race that takes place every year.
Port Arthur, Australia
It's said that visitors can "see" Tasmania inside this cave.
Angola
In 1962, the ocean severed this peninsula—and the village that sat on it—from the Angolan mainland.
Guildford, England
This Edwardian workhouse tells a harrowing story of those who were forced to trade hard labor for lodging.
Kyoto, Japan
This statue of Buddha has a distinctive hairstyle meant to represent an unfathomably long period of meditation.
Markovščina, Slovenia
Deep underground, the rusting remains of a German water pumping station from World War II.
Paisley, Florida
Deep in the Ocala National Forest, a lonesome 19th-century grave.
Wormingford, England
Was the ravaging reptilian that terrorized this village a dragon, or an escapee from a London menagerie?
Grimsby, England
A 12th-century church that houses a dark creature.
Sölvesborg, Sweden
One of the longest footbridges in Europe.