Hilo, Hawaii
Mauna Kea
Earth's tallest volcano is sacred to Native Hawaiians, and home to a dozen world-class observatories.
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Hilo, Hawaii
Earth's tallest volcano is sacred to Native Hawaiians, and home to a dozen world-class observatories.
Banff, Alberta
Few other hotels can rival the grandeur of the Castle in the Rockies.
Field, British Columbia
Fossils, railroads, and waterfalls!
Huehuetlán, Mexico
The largest cave shaft in the world is home to thousands of birds and popular with BASE jumpers.
Xilitla, Mexico
Extraordinary sculpture garden created by an eccentric English poet.
New Orleans, Louisiana
By day this New Orleans square is for pedestrians, but by night it is a kingdom of kittens.
New Orleans, Louisiana
This "second" cemetery represents New Orleans' attempt to keep cholera at bay.
Pensacola Beach, Florida
One of the only Florida forts to remain in the hands of the Union all through the Civil War still stands as a historic stronghold.
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
The first space rock known to have struck a human.
Carrollton, Alabama
The terrified face of Henry Wells is etched on this garret window.
Haleyville, Alabama
148 feet long and in the middle of a verdant forest.
Birmingham, Alabama
A 56-foot tall statue of the god of fire looks out over Birmingham, Alabama.
Birmingham, Alabama
Once one of the largest producers of pig iron in the world.
Scottsboro, Alabama
One person’s lost luggage is another person’s treasure.
Huntsville, Alabama
Bananas are often left for the first monkey America ever recovered alive after being launched into space.
Huntsville, Alabama
What else would you call a playground hidden in Alabama's oldest and largest cemetery?
Essen, Germany
This monolithic slab of art metal crowns a German slag heap.
Marlborough, England
Europe's largest prehistoric mound – burial site of a legendary king?
Avebury, England
The largest stone circle in the world has ended up bringing up more questions than it has answered.
Swindon, England
This hilarious English intersection is an automotive whirlpool.