Toa Baja, Puerto Rico
Ruins of Lazaretto de Isla de Cabras
The crumbling remnants of this 19th-century quarantine hospital hint at the touristy island's darker past.
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Toa Baja, Puerto Rico
The crumbling remnants of this 19th-century quarantine hospital hint at the touristy island's darker past.
Alto Paraíso de Goiás, Brazil
After millennia of erosion by sand and churning water this Brazilian valley now looks like a lunar fantasy.
Monacnappa, Ireland
Horse cemetery on the grounds of Blarney Castle.
Cork, Ireland
Both Catholic and Protestant graves dot this 17th-century burial ground.
Cary, North Carolina
This old radio building from the 1930s inspired the WSQK radio station featured in the last season of “Stranger Things.”
Copenhagen, Denmark
The de facto symbol of Copenhagen is this bronze fairytale which cannot seem to keep its head for very long.
Karijini, Australia
This natural amphitheatre has been carved over millennia into the layered sedimentary rock of Karijini National Park.
Hyden, Australia
This gracefully curving formation looks like a massive wave that was suddenly turned to stone.
Raiymbek District, Kazakhstan
Nicknamed Kazakhstan's Grand Canyon, this natural wonder lies east of Almaty near the Chinese border.
Kyrgyzstan
According to myth, there's a bloody explanation for the beautiful bright red color of this rock formation set amidst alpine vegetation.
Kyrgyzstan
A stunning blue-green lake located in the Terskey Alatau mountain range.
Tulufan Diqu, China
The ancient remains of this natural fortress can still be found along the Silk Road looking surprisingly preserved.
Terlingua, Texas
An abandoned quicksilver mining town surrounded by the Big Bend parks.
Big Bend National Park, Texas
This gravity-defying rock formation is one of Big Bend’s natural wonders.
Quitaque, Texas
Welcome to a starkly beautiful sanctuary where the buffalo roam.
Lumberton, North Carolina
Saunter along the banks of one of North Carolina’s wildest rivers
Manteo, North Carolina
Home to the first child born to English colonists in North America, this colony mysteriously disappeared while waiting for supplies.
Ocracoke, North Carolina
The North Carolina grounds are leased in perpetuity to the British Commonwealth for as long as the WWII sailors are buried there.
Washington, North Carolina
A museum dedicated to a unique ecosystem.
Smithfield, North Carolina
The replica western town of Shadowhawk was built by a former Hollywood actor in Smithfield, North Carolina.
Crow Agency, Montana
A memorial to the most decisive Native American victory of the Plains Indian War.
Harrison, Nebraska
Meet cowboys and ancient beardogs at this one-of-a-kind crossroads of Western history.
Pinedale, Wyoming
This rural museum highlights Wyoming's era of trapping and fur trades, and hosts the annual Green River Rendezvous in July.
Kaycee, Wyoming
The remote outlaw hideout of Jesse James, Butch Cassidy, and the Sundance Kid.