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The world's only teal arches exist in a city that cares more about its aesthetic than an Instagram influencer.

A spiritual vortex among the red rocks in Sedona.

This historic pink parlor keeps Phoenicians cool with homemade, retro ice creams.

This massive rock column in Canada is perched on a corner of its base, seeming to defy gravity.

A school teacher's massive and terrifying self-built castle.

This natural sea cave hides a small wonderland of natural turquoise beauty.

A 20-foot statue reminds viewers of an extinct species.

At this Nashville restaurant, cheese and charcuterie arrive via conveyor belt.

Earth's greatest purely vertical drop at 4,101 feet.

Surprisingly delicious Asian-style hot dogs.

A working steam clock, one of only a few in the world, located in Vancouver's Victorian Gastown.

A high point in Vancouver kitsch.

Locals transformed this Canadian evergreen into a secret hangout with spectacular views of Vancouver's skyline.

Step into Monet's world at this fine-dining restaurant in the middle of a New Jersey sculpture park.

Chicago's largest cemetery is full of beautiful Victorian monuments and more than a few ghost stories.

Almost half-way between the Equator and North Pole.

This lone tree and dramatic sandstone outcropping are so beloved by Michiganders they can be found on one of the state’s coins.

A well-preserved example from a 1920s network of airmail navigation arrows sits near Interstate 15 in southern Nevada.

Settled by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1859, this abandoned frontier town has appeared in several films.

Eat like pre-Columbian Native Americans in this New Mexico restaurant within the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center.

Most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest.

This ancient cave is home to a museum, bar, and is filled with fluorescent minerals.

The hike through a narrow river flanked by the 2,000-foot-tall walls of Zion Canyon is one of the best in the world.

Rippling sand dunes frozen in the Arizona rock.