Assin South, Ghana
Kakum Canopy Walk
This series of rope-style bridges brings visitors into a jungle layer that is usually reserved for birds and monkeys.
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Assin South, Ghana
This series of rope-style bridges brings visitors into a jungle layer that is usually reserved for birds and monkeys.
Leuk, Switzerland
A symbol of friendship between the mountainous regions of Switzerland and Bhutan.
San Marcello Pistoiese, Italy
A factory director designed what was the world's longest suspension footbridge in 1923 so his employees could get to work safely.
Zhangjiajie, China
The latest in a series of long glass bridges suspended at terrifying heights.
Sasso di Castalda, Italy
Crossing this suspension bridge feels like walking through the sky, a fitting tribute to the head of the Apollo program.
Winter Park, Colorado
These decaying bridges 1,000 feet high are a reminder of the skill it took to cross the Colorado Rockies by rail.
Glen Arbor Township, Michigan
This national park on the shore of Lake Michigan features remarkable dunes that lie at the heart of a Chippewa legend.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
America’s smallest national park site is the former residence of exiled Polish national hero Thaddeus Kosciuszko.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
The only natural lake in the world that drains into both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
Three Rivers, California
A 19th-century cabin built into a hollowed-out Sequoia tree.
Kabetogama Township, Minnesota
Terraced flowerbeds and rock sculptures in the midst of the Minnesota wilderness.
Chitina, Alaska
The ghostly remains of what was once the world's richest copper mine.
Medora, North Dakota
The ruins of Theodore Roosevelt's beloved ranch stand in a forgotten corner of a national park named after him.
Lake and Peninsula, Alaska
The simple log cabin of a famed loner and naturalist stands preserved as a symbol of the ultimate DIY lifestyle.
Klamath, California
These cinderblock farmhouses were actually World War II radar stations in disguise.
Mammoth Cave, Kentucky
The world's longest known cave system.
Baker, Nevada
The longest living non-clonal organisms on Earth.
West Glacier, Montana
The only road through the heart of Glacier National Park.
Santa Barbara County, California
Windswept and remote, this island was once the home of a rare mammoth and today is home to a rare tree.
Carlsbad, New Mexico
The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."
Big Bend National Park, Texas
An abandoned mine where dreams of quicksilver trickled away over 75 years ago.
Culberson County, Texas
Steep canyon walls hide a forested oasis in the West Texas desert.
Baker, Nevada
This crumbling stump is all that remains of what was once thought to be the oldest living organism.
Alamogordo, New Mexico
Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.