New York, New York
Marilyn Monroe’s Subway Grate
This unmarked and unloved Manhattan subway grate created one of the most iconic images in American cinema.
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New York, New York
This unmarked and unloved Manhattan subway grate created one of the most iconic images in American cinema.
McKenzie Bridge, Oregon
This frequently-photographed waterfall takes only a short hike to visit.
Yavapai County, Arizona
Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.
Lakewood, Colorado
At this Denver landmark, the meals are compulsory, the sopapillas are complimentary, and the insanity is everywhere.
San Diego, California
Listen to the sounds of the Earth moving along the Rose Canyon Fault.
Kyoto, Japan
The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.
San Jose, California
A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.
Cleveland, Ohio
The angel of death appears to weep black tears at this grave marker.
Rome, Italy
Rome’s legendary peephole vista is also a former Crusader stronghold.
Alice Town, Bahamas
A mile-long, three-tiered cave hidden under a Bahamian island, complete with cathedral-like formations, bat colonies, and graffiti going back to the 1870s.
Ardroe, Ireland
This is the only surviving complete round tower in County Kerry, dating to the 13th century.
Zapote del Valle, Mexico
An outdoor spiritual site where a strange acoustic phenomenon creates a powerful, hollow echo when you speak from the center of a mosaic circle.
New York, New York
Twice a day one of these tragic bronze mariners drowns with the tide to remember all those the sea has taken.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The world’s first penitentiary, meant to be humane, drove men insane.
Cougar, Washington
The longest continuous lava tube in the continental U.S. offers 2.5 miles of dark explorations for the adventurous.
Saltville, Virginia
This maze-like slot canyon is a unique gem within an already fascinating geological area.
San Diego, California
Behind this beachfront shop lies a spectacular, colorful sea cave with an equally colorful past.
Yachats, Oregon
On the Oregon coast is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.
Calhan, Colorado
Wondrous sandstone hoodoos where Native Americans collected clay for pottery, 9,000 years ago.
Iceland
Climb right into the heart of this colorful Iceland volcano.
Onekotan Island, Russia
A remote and picturesque volcano nestled inside another volcano.
Brooklyn, New York
Volunteer-run library dedicated to exploring five decades of activism history.
Koloa, Hawaii
This blowhole is supposedly caused by a trapped monster.
Koloa, Hawaii
A prehistoric landscape hidden in the cliffs of Maha'ulepu.