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Sweep of the lakefront with perched dunes in distance

Glen Arbor Township, Michigan

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

This national park on the shore of Lake Michigan features remarkable dunes that lie at the heart of a Chippewa legend.

Assateague Island

Berlin, Maryland

Assateague Island

The land is home to swimming ponies and a legendary 18th-century treasure.

Bow of the SS Slater.

Cape Charles, Virginia

Kiptopeke's Concrete Fleet

Nine of the very few concrete ships ever made in the U.S. are beautifully decaying off a Virginia pier.

Aerial photo of the volcano.

Flagstaff, Arizona

SP Crater

The cinder cone volcano with a less than complimentary name.

Eggshell Arch

Tonalea, Arizona

Eggshell Arch

At certain times in the fall and winter, the sunlight makes this natural sandstone arch glow.

Duquesne Incline

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Duquesne Incline

There aren't too many operational funiculars around, but Pittsburgh has two!

Frying Pan Tower.

Southport, North Carolina

Frying Pan Tower

This abandoned lighthouse looks like a rusting oil rig, but has managed to survive a number of storms.

Jockey's Ridge

Nags Head, North Carolina

Jockey's Ridge

This shifting North Carolina sand dune is an odd little desert surrounded by oceanic forest life.

A church still stands in Portsmouth, NC.

Ocracoke, North Carolina

Portsmouth Village

A forgotten sea village stands silent after hurricanes deemed it obsolete.

Paths wind through the rose bushes.

Charlotte, North Carolina

McGill Rose Garden

This scented city oasis was a labor of love.

Grave of John King

Charlotte, North Carolina

Grave of John King

An elephant is carved onto the gravestone of a man who was crushed by one.

‘Fairy Ring’ by Meredith Connelly.

Charlotte, North Carolina

‘Fairy Ring’

A permanent outdoor art installation made up of more than 100 mushroom-shaped lights.

VisArt Video

Charlotte, North Carolina

VisArt Video

Rare videos and memorabilia await visitors inside this unique store.

Cover bridge design styles

Claremont, North Carolina

The Bunker Hill Covered Bridge

A historic covered bridge, only one of two remaining in North Carolina.

Building remains in Mortimer

Mortimer, North Carolina

Mortimer

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

Summersville Lake Lighthouse

Mt Nebo, West Virginia

Summersville Lake Lighthouse

A lighthouse on this West Virginia lake started as a joke, then the forces of nature helped make it a reality.

Thorny Mountain Fire Tower

Dunmore, West Virginia

Thorny Mountain Fire Tower

This lookout tower built in the 1930s is now an in-demand cabin with what might be the best view of the Seneca State Forest.

Tommy the Turtle.

Bottineau, North Dakota

Tommy the Turtle

The world's tallest turtle riding the world's largest snowmobile.

A View of the Highest Point in Finland from Ridnitšohkka

Norway

Mount Halti Peak

Citizens of Norway want to gift the peak of Mount Halti to Finland for its 100th birthday.

Poster

Älvdalen N, Sweden

Mountaineers Hall of Fame

An unassuming plaque with a laminated poster shows the names of people who completed one of the most grueling journeys in Sweden.

Opalsøen (The Opal Lake)

Allinge, Denmark

Opalsøen (The Opal Lake)

Once a granite mine, this beautiful lake is the perfect place to cliff jump and zipline in Denmark

Batumi McDonald’s

Batumi, Georgia

Batumi McDonald’s

Fast food feels like fine dining at this award-winning modern Georgian building.

Gamsutl

Gamsutl', Russia

Gamsutl

Propped high atop the peak of Mount Gamsutlmeer, this abandoned village is one of the oldest settlements in the region.

The large hall located on the ground floor.

Samara, Russia

Stalin's Bunker

Stalin's secret bunker.

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