Menlo Park, California
The Great Spirit Path
A trail weaves through the verses of a poem illustrated by stone sculptures inspired by Native American pictographs.
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Menlo Park, California
A trail weaves through the verses of a poem illustrated by stone sculptures inspired by Native American pictographs.
Rockport, Washington
The illuminated falls are a gem in North Cascades National Park.
Point Roberts, Washington
An American city stranded at the tip of a Canadian peninsula where strict adherence to the "49th parallel rule" became problematic.
Leavenworth, Washington
One small town in the Pacific Northwest transformed itself into a Bavarian-themed tourist destination.
Parowan, Utah
Hundreds of drawings left by the land's previous inhabitants remain mysterious.
New Mexico
One of the American Southwest's most extensive collections of Navajo rock art.
Three Rivers, New Mexico
More than 21,000 images fill this overlooked gem of a prehistoric site.
Santa Barbara, California
Colorful Native American paintings are hidden within this small cavern.
Silver City, New Mexico
Hidden in the Chihuahuan Desert resides an amazing collection of petroglyphs.
Dateland, Arizona
Some 10,000 works of ancient rock art cover these volcanic basalt outcrops near the Gila River.
Thompson Springs, Utah
Thousands of years ago, Indigenous people painted images onto these canyon walls that are still on display today, provocative, mysterious, and enduring reminders of the people who lived here long ago.
Seaham, England
For decades, a bottle factory dumped their waste into these waters—now it's considered the best sea glass beach in England.
Rjukan, Norway
For six months of the year, three giant mirrors direct a pool of sunshine onto this otherwise occluded town.
Corte Madera, California
Across Ring Mountain is a vast collection of Native American petroglyphs unique to the region.
Palo Alto, California
A hidden world of exotic succulents and cacti.
Sunnyvale, California
800 apricot trees honor Silicon Valley's agricultural history.
Sousa, Brazil
One of the few places in the world where visitors can walk alongside fossilized tracks from 80 different dinosaur species.
Venezuela
This everlasting lightning storm may be the world's largest generator of ozone.
Upper Black Eddy, Pennsylvania
Mysterious rocks that ring musically when struck.
Nether Alderley, England
The oldest known metal-mining site in England dates back to the Bronze Age.
Postbridge, England
This ancient stone bridge dates back to the early Middle Ages.
Holbrook, Arizona
Petroglyphs, bird watching, and a 100-year-old Ranch in one location.
Fredericksburg, Virginia
These trees are living witnesses to events that inspired poet Walt Whitman’s service during the American Civil War.
Toronto, Ontario
This colorful creation wasn't always a welcome part of Toronto's Moccasin Trail Park.