Willemstad, Curaçao
Klein Curaçao
Shipwrecks, ruins, and turtles are all that remain on this haunting Caribbean ghost island.
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Willemstad, Curaçao
Shipwrecks, ruins, and turtles are all that remain on this haunting Caribbean ghost island.
Torrevieja, Spain
Bacteria and algae give the salty water its bubblegum hue.
Newbury, Massachusetts
This picturesque abandoned home is rumored to be a spite house.
Tempe, Arizona
The historic “pink house on the hill” is an architectural gem that now serves as a center for water conservation.
Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, France
A place to see how French aristocrats lived in the early 1900s.
Williston, Florida
This underground oasis is one of North America’s most fascinating prehistoric places—and you can scuba dive in it.
Coral Gables, Florida
This historical swimming pool near Miami is emptied and refilled each day with naturally filtered water.
Orefield, Pennsylvania
America's oldest drive-in movie theater has been in continuous operation since 1934.
Sells, Arizona
The biggest solar telescope in the world helps reveal the secrets of our sun.
Meudon, France
The largest refracting telescope in Europe is housed on the grounds of a former French castle.
La Palma, Spain
The world's largest single-aperture telescope resides in the Canary Islands.
Flagstaff, Arizona
A planet-hunting astrograph built in the 1920s to seek out the so-called "Planet X" beyond Uranus.
Hamilton, Ontario
The first outlet of Canada's biggest fast-food franchise has been slinging doughnuts since 1964.
Memphis, Tennessee
This Memphis recording studio launched the careers of Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, and Elvis Presley.
Overton, Nevada
Preserving the remains of Native American cultures which otherwise would have been submerged behind Hoover Dam.
Moapa, Nevada
A hidden slot canyon in the southern Nevada desert makes an unexpected oasis and scenic hike.
Bunkerville, Nevada
An unexpected sinkhole in a desert flat within Gold Butte National Monument.
Clark County, Nevada
Nearly 300,000 acres of wildlife, natural splendor, and a hidden ghost town have been designated a national monument.
Hurricane, Utah
An unprepossessing storage reservoir in southern Utah has a checkered past.
Kanab, Utah
Colorful sand dunes create a unique attraction in this part of Utah's red-rock country.
Hurricane, Utah
A museum has some wedding cake dating to the Teddy Roosevelt administration, and some bacon from FDR's.
Springdale, Utah
Dedicated to an airmail pilot who never let go of his important payload.
Duck Creek Village, Utah
An improbable waterfall springs from an orange-white cliff face, tumbling into the headwaters of the Virgin River above Zion National Park.
El Salvador
A Mayan village preserved for centuries in volcanic ash.