West Glacier, Montana
Ptarmigan Tunnel
This angular Dwarven tunnel cuts through a mountainside in Glacier National Park.
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West Glacier, Montana
This angular Dwarven tunnel cuts through a mountainside in Glacier National Park.
Baker, Nevada
A gothic palace of endless stalagmites and pseudoscorpions waits within one of the world's most beautiful caves.
Coldfoot, Alaska
The northernmost truck stop in the United States.
Rockport, Washington
The illuminated falls are a gem in North Cascades National Park.
Silver City, New Mexico
These ruins of a pre-Columbian cliff village are among the most beautiful and well preserved in New Mexico.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.
Grand Lake, Colorado
The remains of an early 1900s dude ranch that operated until the 1970s.
Moab, Utah
The fifth-longest natural arch in the world, and the longest outside China.
Forneys Creek, North Carolina
This winding road of 318 curves is a must-visit for (careful) motorcycle and sports car enthusiasts.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
This Yellowstone geyser may not shoot as high as the nearby Old Faithful, but it erupts for considerably longer.
Valencia, Spain
Of the many chalices in the running for the Holy Grail, this one in Valencia Cathedral sure looks the part.
Tucson, Arizona
Religious statues built because of one man's bargain with God fill this peaceful sculpture garden.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
No one's quite sure where this quirky university tradition originated.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
This plaque marks a place where one of Hollywood’s most famous dancers got his start.
Boston, Massachusetts
In 1958, an MIT fraternity pledge laid down on this bridge and instituted a new, unique unit of measurement.
Atlanta, Georgia
A slanted tomb honors the faithful, furry companion of the Georgia Tech student body.
Stamford, England
England’s ancient oak tree has such an impressive girth, people have been hosting parties within the hollow trunk for centuries.
Austin, Texas
This massive oak tree has ties to the first native tribes of the region and the founders of Texas.
Leggett, California
This massive redwood tree has a hole in the base big enough to drive through.
London, England
This ancient oak plays host to carvings of magical elves, gnomes, witches, and other creatures prominent in local folklore.
Duiwelskloof, South Africa
A South African bar inside a hollowed out 6,000-year-old Baobab.
Ano Vouves, Greece
The oldest olive tree in Greece has been bearing fruit for at least 2,000 years.
Liverpool, England
A thousand year old oak tree survives in Liverpool.
Johns Island, South Carolina
One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.