Washington, D.C.
Ruins of the McMillan Sand Filtration Site at Reservoir Park
An Industrial Revolution-era public work that purified water using nothing but sand.
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Washington, D.C.
An Industrial Revolution-era public work that purified water using nothing but sand.
Washington, D.C.
The towering figures were created from the cemetery's fallen old-growth trees.
Woodside, Missouri
An underground river pushes more than 200 million gallons out of this Missouri spring every day.
Stockport, England
The river that gave its name to a 1960s musical movement has a rather inauspicious starting point in town outside of Manchester.
Joy, Missouri
Around 50 million gallons of water flow from this spring every day.
Millaa Millaa, Australia
The name for this waterfall was derived from the Aboriginal word used to describe a rainforest vine.
Tillar, Arkansas
Memorials are nearly all that remains of this Arkansas prison camp, where thousands of Japanese Americans were forcibly relocated during World War II.
Walney, England
On this small spit of land, the person who runs the public house is considered the King of Piel Island.
Scott, Arkansas
People of the Plum Bayou culture built these enormous mounds over 1,000 years ago.
Mountainair, New Mexico
The remains of Abó, Gran Quivera, and Qurai are monuments to the long, complicated history of the Indigenous people of the Southwest.
Portknockie, Scotland
Named for its similarity to the tip of a violin's bow, this striking formation was created by millions of years of erosion.
Helsinki, Finland
In the waters outside Helsinki, a tiny island once used as a military outpost now welcomes visitors.
Kolkata, India
In Kolkata's China Town, a temple to the Hindu goddess Kali.
Bluffton, Indiana
Home to some of Indiana's last bison herds.
Byards Leap, England
According to legend, this is the site where a blind horse killed a local witch.
St Dogmaels, Wales
Since the Middle Ages, this stone has been used as a place to bless fishing boats moored at the nearby landing stage.
Ringwood, Australia
A sculpture of the largest owl in Australia.
Wangaratta, Australia
The burial site of one of the most notorious bushrangers in Australia's history.
London, England
This 19th-century Turkish bath house survived the Blitz of London and is now an events venue.
Edinburgh, Scotland
One of only three examples of a stained glass window manufactured by the Tiffany Company in Scotland.
Kingswear, England
Successful single-handed, non-stop circumnavigation of the world in a sailing boat was a wish said to be granted at the well.
Stratford, Ontario
This 12-seat movie theater is the smallest in the world.
Garretson, South Dakota
These cliff and rock formations are made out of Sioux Quartzite.
Elm Creek, Kansas
One of the stops along the fateful journey of the Donner Party.