Joseph, Oregon
Wallowa Lake Tramway
The steepest tramway in North America provides stunning views of the out-of-the-way Wallowa Mountains in northeastern Oregon.
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Joseph, Oregon
The steepest tramway in North America provides stunning views of the out-of-the-way Wallowa Mountains in northeastern Oregon.
El Encanto, Nicaragua
This group of small islands on Lake Nicaragua formed after an eruption of the Mombacho volcano.
West Boylston, Massachusetts
The only surviving building of historic West Boylston, which was flooded to create the Wachusett Reservoir.
Boston, Massachusetts
The final resting place of the first documented Chinese person in the United States lies in a Boston cemetery.
Poole, England
This rock was donated to the museum by an inspired young visitor.
Rosemarkie, Scotland
This lovely Scottish nature walk leads to the source of a local legend.
Sierra City, California
A fire lookout atop a glacial pinnacle is reached by climbing three vertiginous flights of stairs.
Stansted, England
This reconstructed Norman castle is the world's most accurate, from location to livestock.
Truckee, California
This settlement on the original Transcontinental Railroad began by harvesting timber, but transitioned to a forgotten 19th-century industry: harvesting ice.
Maupin, Oregon
An out-of-the-way state park in Oregon that features both a picturesque waterfall and the ruins of a hydropower plant.
South Sudan
Every October, one of the largest migration of mammals in the world thunders through Boma National Park.
Melbourne, Australia
Featuring Torres Strait Islander cuisine and Australia's first indigenous bar.
Greenville, Mississippi
One of the best-preserved Native American mounds remaining in the southern United States.
Palm Beach, Florida
This spooky road cut through a mound of ancient coral might be haunted by a witch.
Changhua City, Taiwan
The longest skywalk in Taiwan.
Manaus, Brazil
The only restaurant serving indigenous foods from the Amazon.
Shetland Islands, Scotland
The recurring nature of this geographic feature might make it unique in the world.
Castle Dale, Utah
A spectacular overlook of the Little Grand Canyon of the San Rafael River, a deep sandstone gorge streaked with orange, red and white in a remote, uncrowded part of Utah.
Gerlach, Nevada
A little-known occurrence of fossil wood in northern Washoe County, Nevada, near the Black Rock Desert.
Hong Kong
A half-century-old handmade dim sum joint opens daily at 3:00 a.m.
Guadalajara, Mexico
A beautiful and controversial modern sculpture that alludes to the Aztec past identity of the Virgin of Guadalupe and the phenomenon of syncretism.
Purano Jhangajholi, Nepal
This twisty section of highway in the Himalayan foothills is lined with thousands of small mirrors.
Crail, Scotland
The remains of a 19th-century carving of what was to be a signal light on the Firth of Forth Estuary.
San Diego, California
A secluded hilltop monument marks the final resting place of Lucy, Presidio Park's beloved white deer.