Castle Valley, Utah
Fisher Towers
These tall, red sandstone pinnacles outside Moab are often forgotten amid their more famous neighbors.
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Castle Valley, Utah
These tall, red sandstone pinnacles outside Moab are often forgotten amid their more famous neighbors.
Kano, Nigeria
Walk through history in a palace that has seen centuries of Muslim rulers.
Uonuma, Japan
Running through lush forests and across the Tadami River, this train line offers breathtaking views of rural Japan.
Gishora, Burundi
This century-old site established by King Mwezi Gisabo preserves the art of Burundi's ancient drum rituals.
Dharavandhoo, Maldives
When the sun sets, the customers arrive—but they’re not human.
Dhigurah, Maldives
A narrow, serpentine spit of sand is constantly eroded and rebuilt by competing currents.
Three Rivers, California
This small shack near the entrance to Sequoia National Park has been in almost continuous operation for the last century.
Rosario Beach, Washington
This statue and its surrounding plaques tells the story of Ko-kwal-alwoot and the kinship between the Samish people and the sea.
Bundibugyo, Uganda
Famous in both ancient and modern times, the "mountains of the moon" are legendary for their beauty and biodiversity. But they are threatened by the changing climate.
Ouray, Colorado
A glimpse of a waterfall is reached by a steel catwalk along a slot canyon located in an Ouray city park.
Northallerton, England
The church and nearby castle are all that remains of a medieval village, mysteriously abandoned.
Saint-Julien-des-Points, France
Cloistered comestibles are served with style at this French Orthodox monastery.
Mariánské Lázně, Czechia
Stroll past dozens of intricately-detailed scale replicas of buildings from all over Czechia.
Savannah, Georgia
A once-groundbreaking power plant turned into a hotel and mini-museum of archeological and geological wonders.
Hot Springs, North Carolina
An idyllic mineral hot springs facility with a more-than checkered past.
Torgnon, Italy
High in the Italian Alps, a lonely chapel with a striking view of the Matterhorn.
Chimney Rock, North Carolina
A 315-foot spire jutting out from the Blue Ridge Mountains makes for breathtaking views.
Chino Hills, California
A shockingly detailed small scale recreation of the temples of Abu Simbel.
Wendover, Utah
Almost all that remains of a town dedicated to supporting the First Transcontinental Railroad.
Reno, Nevada
This wilderness hike to a waterfall has an unlikely beginning in suburban Reno.
Sirang-ri, South Korea
One of only a handful of seaside temples in Korea, this sacred space is home to a legendary healing Buddha statue and a traffic safety prayer pagoda.
Kyoto, Japan
Have a soak at this retro bathhouse, where you will find Japan's first electric bath, tiling from Spain, and wood carvings representing the Japanese invasion of Manchuria.
Ithaca, New York
For a buck, students can snag freshly picked apples grown in the university orchards.
Princeton, Oregon
With a crest near 10,000 feet, this treeless fault-block mountain in eastern Oregon provides stunning views and spectacular glacial landforms.