Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska
Denali
The king of U.S. high points towers over every other peak on the continent.
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Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska
The king of U.S. high points towers over every other peak on the continent.
Vaiaku, Tuvalu
With only one flight in and out a week, the unfenced runway at this small island's airport transforms into a seaside park for locals and visitors.
Munich, Germany
A giant snail sculpture looking longingly at the German traffic museum.
New Taipei City, Taiwan
A Buddhist temple covered in intricate designs and carvings made out of seashells and pieces of coral.
Los Angeles, California
Where a great scandal unfolded with a famous female revivalist at its center.
Wamego, Kansas
During the 1990's nearly all of the world's LSD is thought to have come from the operators of the lab once located in this missile silo.
Fall River, Massachusetts
Enjoy an overnight at an old haunted B&B site of the Borden family murders.
Millinocket, Maine
The highest point in Maine is a grand gift to the state citizens that also happens to be one end of the Appalachian Trail.
Ketchikan, Alaska
This historic collection of Native Alaskan artifacts was resurrected through a partnership between the WPA and tribal artisans.
Sutter, California
Rising out of miles of farmland, these buttes are sometimes called the world's smallest mountain range.
Lincoln, New Hampshire
Even Henry David Thoreau found this glacial pothole irresistible.
Murfreesboro, Arkansas
The only diamond mine in the world where you can keep what you find.
Harbor Springs, Michigan
A popular place to pick up prehistoric coral fossils from the time when Michigan was an ocean.
Florence, Oregon
The park preserves a single, rare species of carnivorous plant that spells doom for unsuspecting insects.
Fort Loudon, Pennsylvania
A pyramid commemorates the birthplace of James Buchanan, the 15th president of the United States
San Antonio de Pichincha, Ecuador
Home of the "true" equator.
Mexico City, Mexico
Frida Kahlo's childhood home, now a museum of her life and works.
Detroit, Michigan
Berry Gordy Jr.'s old home was the original headquarters of Motown Record Corporation.
Baltimore, Maryland
It’s not hard to see why the historic Peabody Conservatory of Music’s library has been described as a “cathedral of books.”
Washington, D.C.
A tiny piece of the Moon is embedded in this stained glass masterpiece.
Nashville, Tennessee
At 135 years old and counting, this historic print shop is heaven for poster nerds and music buffs.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
20,000 pieces in a Frank Gehry-designed building.
Ōsaki, Japan
A quaint amusement park now sits, rusting and forgotten among the foliage.
Seoul, South Korea
Plenty of old carney magic still haunts this photogenic amusement park.