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At a rest stop north of Seattle, the trunk of an ancient tree.

This historic bridge connects Whidbey Island to Fidalgo Island across whirlpool-filled waters.

Quirky movable sculptures have been racing through the town since 1983.

Originally brought to Texas by Czech settlers, these sweet and savory pastries are an essential local breakfast staple.

Artist James Turrell's ode to dawn and dusk on the campus of Rice University.

A taste of Middle Earth, in the middle of the Bayou City.

The world's largest KFC restaurant is housed in a historic railway station in Azerbaijan's capital city

What might be the largest completely Jewish town in the world outside of Israel now faces dwindling numbers and empty streets.

This Boeing KC-97 tanker is now a restaurant for aviation lovers.

The remnants of this Douglas fir predate Columbus's arrival in North America.

This steep-walled ravine contains animal-shaped formations made from sandstone.

A place of great reverence for Trekkies everywhere, a hero's future birthplace.

One of few vertical lava tubes in the world accessible by foot.

One of the oldest universities in the world exhibits thousands of specimens from its 700-year-old collection.

One of the world’s longest pedestrian suspension bridges.

An abandoned lighthouse off the beaten path, one of the few surviving pre-World War II Japanese structures, offers a beautiful view.

This jail once controlled by the Japanese military now sits abandoned on a remote Pacific island.

Massive industrial-chic coffee shop housed in former 1970s-era Bank of Guam building.

The underground hideout of a Japanese soldier for whom World War II ended in 1972.

California's own majestic geyser is powered by a subterranean volcano.

340 bicycles, 65 feet high.

Napa's oldest building is now a Mexican restaurant.

A plaque hangs near the execution place of the Scottish Independence leader famously depicted in "Braveheart."

At almost 1,000 years old, this is the oldest known door in all of Britain.