Inyo County, California
Sailing Stones of Racetrack Playa
The rocks in this arid basin leave trails of movement behind them.
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Inyo County, California
The rocks in this arid basin leave trails of movement behind them.
Wilmette, Illinois
The only Bahá'í house of worship in North America and one of only a handful worldwide.
Bowenfels, Australia
Giant lamp houses the tourism information center.
Picher, Oklahoma
This former mining town was named the most toxic town in America.
Bombay Beach, California
Version of the French Riviera destroyed by the sea.
Arco, Idaho
Home to the deepest rift anywhere on Earth.
Orick, California
Canyon walls shrouded in ferns.
Holbrook, Arizona
See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.
Denizli, Turkey
Roman ruins top white travertine terraces formed by ancient hot springs.
Collinsville, Illinois
Once one of the world's great cities, Cahokia was a place of religious worship, trade and mass human sacrifice before being mysteriously abandoned.
San Juan Capistrano, California
Oldest building in California still in use.
Oak Brook, Illinois
Museum dedicated to the art of cutting and polishing stones.
Daggett, California
Decommissioned experimental solar facilities that pioneered solar energy technology.
Tehachapi, California
Thousands of turbines whir at the origin of North American wind power.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky.
Santa Monica, California
A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.
Amarillo, Texas
A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the “Golden Age” of the American automobile.
Bridgeport, California
Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.
Crater Lake, Oregon
The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.
Tulelake, California
Trails through lava-carved tube-caves display sparkling bacteria and a rich history.
Los Angeles, California
Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.
Mecca, California
World's largest collection devoted to one fruit.
Los Angeles, California
America's most famous piece of self-built architecture.
Sarasota, Florida
A circus legend leaves an unexpected endowment.