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This modest plaza in Moneygall, Ireland has cashed in on its distant connection to the U.S. president.

A surreal landscape where fanged rocks rise from the ground and the ocean feels like a great mystery.

This large Sitka spruce that appears to be floating in mid-air, has defied logic for years.

Stroll through a wonderland of stupendous moss-covered trees.

A tiny red pebble marks what may be the quietest outdoor spot in the United States.

The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.

A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.

One of nature's most well-scheduled phenomenons resides in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park.

The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.

A tribute to Ponce de Leon's supposed quest for eternal youth.

In addition to fishing and camping, this spot in Nebraska’s Sandhills is one of the world’s darkest places.

This 41,000-acre wetland complex is the largest marsh in the interior of the United States.

This unique landscape is the only place in the world to dig for hourglass-selenite crystals.

A much more welcome kind of snowbird vacationer, manatees camp out in these springs every winter.

These craggy limestone outcrops offer a glimpse at a unique piece of Florida geology.

This natural spring is the winter home to the largest gathering of manatees in the world.

A cable-suspension footbridge that hangs high above the Mill River.

A curious collection of oddities including a lock of Alexander Hamilton's hair and Harry Houdini's ouija board.

The inspiration for the Patagonia Clothing logo, Cerro Fitz Roy turns pink at sunrise.

A ghost town that was wiped out by a flood in 1940.

This site in Caldwell County is the location where the Cherokee and Catawba are said to have entered a peace treaty.

This bright yellow relic is the final survivor of a short burst of seashell-shaped petrol pumps.

This isthmus in the Bahamas narrowly separates the roiling Atlantic from the cool Bight of Eleuthera.

Locals believe the purity of this huge, untouched Arctic lake could be the salvation of human civilization.