Mackinac County, Michigan
The Mackinac Bridge
The fifth-longest suspension bridge the world, connecting one Michigan peninsula to another.
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Mackinac County, Michigan
The fifth-longest suspension bridge the world, connecting one Michigan peninsula to another.
Mackinac Island, Michigan
This shallow cave got its name from copious amount of human bones found inside.
Harbor Springs, Michigan
A popular place to pick up prehistoric coral fossils from the time when Michigan was an ocean.
Glen Arbor Township, Michigan
This national park on the shore of Lake Michigan features remarkable dunes that lie at the heart of a Chippewa legend.
Mackinac Island, Michigan
Island where motor vehicles are banned -- home to the only carless highway in the United States.
Fethiye, Turkey
These tombs were built into the side of a mountain so that ancient angels could reach the dead.
Istanbul, Turkey
A fountain standing as a testament to a doomed alliance.
Istanbul, Turkey
Ancient serpentine sacrifice holder that has stood the test of time.
Istanbul, Turkey
This remarkably well-preserved Egyptian plinth is pretty well traveled for a giant piece of stone.
Kaiteriteri, New Zealand
This unusual rock formation looks like an apple that has been neatly sliced in half.
San Antonio, Texas
A gorgeous garden oasis with winding paths, stone bridges, and a troubling history.
Fredericksburg, Texas
An enormous pink granite batholith, long attributed with spiritual powers by the Tonkawa Indians.
Austin, Texas
Locals dubbed it the "Owl Building" because of its bird-like appearance.
Dripping Springs, Texas
An emerald-green grotto just a short trip from Austin.
Taunggyi, Myanmar
A vast, otherworldly collection of Buddhist stupas.
Taunggyi, Myanmar
A series of tiny artificial islands rich with produce bob atop the surface of the lake.
Kunming, China
270 million year-old forest of stone.
Ban Long, Laos
Buried in the Laos jungle is a sanctuary for bears that would have otherwise been milked to death by poachers.
Ban Long, Laos
This tiered waterfall is so pretty it may cause visitors to cry tears of their own.
Vientiane, Laos
In the world's most bombed country relative to its size, this incredible organization helps pick up the pieces.
Phonsavan, Laos
Believed to have once stored either human remains or rice wine, thousands of mysterious stone jars lie in ruin.
Phonsavan, Laos
Eat a meal surrounded by bomb fragments.
Hanoi, Vietnam
Twice a day a speeding train passes only inches from the homes of this residential neighborhood.
Hanoi, Vietnam
The notorious "Hanoi Hilton" where Vietnamese colonial subjects and later American POWs, including John McCain, were imprisoned.