Sequoia National Park, California
General Sherman
Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).
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Sequoia National Park, California
Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).
Isle of Skye, Scotland
An ancient Scottish rock formation said to be the gravesite of a giant remains ensconced in legend and intrigue.
Inyo County, California
The rocks in this arid basin leave trails of movement behind them.
Moab, Utah
The fifth-longest natural arch in the world, and the longest outside China.
Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
A graceful natural rock formation stands astride the point where the Gulf of California meets the Pacific Ocean.
Aztec, New Mexico
The hallowed remains of a 900-year old Ancestral Pueblo great house.
Marble Canyon, Arizona
This mesmerizing and surreal landscape features intricate patterns of white and red sandstone.
Jemez Springs, New Mexico
A unique geological area spiked with wind-carved rocks that resemble teepees.
Bangkok, Thailand
Striking, enormous gold-plated sculpture of Buddha installed in the 19th century.
Strand, Norway
This "preacher's pulpit" once used for pagan ritual, is home to a new, and dangerous ritual.
Averøy, Norway
A serpentine highway twists and turns over the treacherous Norwegian Sea.
Seattle, Washington
Allowing humans and fish alike to migrate from freshwater to saltwater and back again.
Seattle, Washington
A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.
Farmington, New Mexico
Seemingly grown on some other world, these New Mexico rock formations look like a disused science fiction set.
Punakaiki, New Zealand
This strange geological landscape erupts with sudden bursts of water.
Hampden, New Zealand
Highly spherical boulders on the shores of New Zealand.
Inyo County, California
Travelers leave tea kettles in a remote part of Death Valley as part of a mysterious, decades-old tradition.
San Juan Teotihuacan de Arista, Mexico
Dating back to the second century, vestiges of prehispanic mural paintings are found in this underground palace.
Bangkok, Thailand
This dazzling Buddhist temple was constructed from over one million ceramic tiles salvaged from a British shipwreck.
Mexico City, Mexico
These floating gardens show what Mexico City used to look during the Aztec Empire.
Mexico City, Mexico
It's believed this golden brick is part of the legendary lost Aztec treasure.
Mexico City, Mexico
This stunning and ethereal mural symbolizes the beauty, unity, and diversity of humankind.
Mexico City, Mexico
This colossal ancient jaguar sculpture was used as a vessel for the hearts torn from sacrificial victims.
Mexico City, Mexico
The turquoise-studded skull of a long-dead Aztec man sits within Mexico City’s Museum of Anthropology.