Nanwei, Micronesia
Nan Madol Ruins
The ruins of an ancient island city built atop a coral reef in the South Pacific are spectacular and strange enough to have inspired H.P. Lovecraft.
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Nanwei, Micronesia
The ruins of an ancient island city built atop a coral reef in the South Pacific are spectacular and strange enough to have inspired H.P. Lovecraft.
Tula, Mexico
These enigmatic columns tower over the ruins of an ancient Toltec city.
Playa del Carmen, Mexico
One of Mexico's least-visited archaeological sites is tucked away inside a theme park.
Luxor, Egypt
Known as the Sistine Chapel of Egypt, this tomb houses some of the most well-preserved paintings in Egypt.
Nageezi, New Mexico
A phenomenal assembly of pueblos in New Mexico is the most complete example of ancient ruins north of the border.
El Peñol, Colombia
A 10 million-ton rock once worshiped by the Tahamies Indians, accessed by an astounding staircase.
Melendugno, Italy
Dramatic sea stacks adorn the coast of this small village on the Adriatic coast.
San Juan Teotihuacan de Arista, Mexico
A striking depiction of Teotihuacan's mysterious "Spider Woman."
San Francisco Mazapa, Mexico
This archeological site hidden behind Teotihuacán's pyramids shelters 1600-year-old murals.
Devils Tower, Wyoming
The first declared National Monument in the United States.
Šiatorská Bukovinka, Slovakia
Inside the Šomoška National Nature Reserve exists a unique rock formation rarely seen in the world.
Rapa Nui, Chile
The ominously named cave is home to some remarkable ancient art.
Nariño, Colombia
A dangling church built over a Colombian gorge.
San Juan County, Utah
An Ancestral Puebloan ruin that appears to burst into flames in the sunlight.
Moab, Utah
A small oasis not far from downtown Moab.
Payson, Utah
A dazzling display of red rocks weathered into spires and hoodoos.
Panguitch, Utah
The notorious Wild West outlaw was raised in this unassuming abode.
Panguitch, Utah
Local lore holds that Butch Cassidy took an escape route through Red Canyon's sandstone hoodoos after an attempted murder.
Monticello, Utah
Oddly shaped rock formation, misassociated with a nearby utopian community.
Henrieville, Utah
This quiet park's strange sedimentary spires were named after Kodak's color film.
Escalante, Utah
Despite its name, this route in southern Utah offers a heavenly day trip.
Kanab, Utah
Giant pinnacles in the sun-scorched lands of Southern Utah have been nicknamed "white ghosts."
Vernal, Utah
Sandstone rock formations that look like they belong on the cover of a progressive rock album.
Delta, Utah
Dig for your own trilobites in this goldmine of invertebrates.