Clark County, Nevada
Gold Butte National Monument
Nearly 300,000 acres of wildlife, natural splendor, and a hidden ghost town have been designated a national monument.
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Clark County, Nevada
Nearly 300,000 acres of wildlife, natural splendor, and a hidden ghost town have been designated a national monument.
New Zealand
Only 68 people per day are allowed to visit this New Zealand bird-watcher’s paradise.
Richmond, British Columbia
One of the largest cat sanctuaries in North America is considered a "Club Med" for felines.
Coventry, England
One of these two land speed record-breaking vehicles went so fast it shattered the sound barrier.
Winter Haven, Florida
The world's 2nd or 3rd or 4th busiest seaplane base.
Bloomfield, New Mexico
The land is full of geologic eye candy, such as otherworldly spires, mushroom-shaped hoodoos, and prehistoric fossils.
New Mexico
One of the American Southwest's most extensive collections of Navajo rock art.
San Francisco, California
The randomness of this wall of lava lamps helps encrypt up to 10 percent of the internet.
Washington, D.C.
Legend has it that President Grant’s frequent drinking in the lobby gave rise to the term “lobbyist.”
Blimbing, Indonesia
Bright Indonesian villages painted in a rainbow of competing color schemes.
New York, New York
Under a glass sidewalk lie the remains of some of Manhattan's oldest buildings.
Ellicott City, Maryland
An eerie, decaying ghost town destined to fade into the forest.
Valenciennes, France
This is what trains will look like after the zombie apocalypse.
Bolinas, California
This rare example of a "tidefall" is a spectacular drop from the cliffs down onto the beach.
Lanham, Maryland
A lawn full of retired spacecraft on display at one of NASA's first research labs.
Ecuador
A turquoise lake within a volcanic crater.
Toddville, Maryland
After hundreds of years of settlement, this once-bustling fishing village sunk into the Chesapeake Bay.