Calistoga, California
Calistoga Petrified Forest
The fossilized remains of ancient California redwoods.
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Calistoga, California
The fossilized remains of ancient California redwoods.
Brooklyn, New York
Empty, but not abandoned, this cavernous Brooklyn loading dock was once considered the largest individual building in the world.
Crestone, Colorado
Climb to the top of this spiritual tower, and you'll be rewarded with spectacular views.
Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin
Over thousands of years, this slot canyon was carved out of the bed of an ancient lake.
Dayton, Virginia
One of the last active volcanoes on the Eastern seaboard.
Rudolph, Wisconsin
Five acres of divinely inspired folk art.
Phoenix, Arizona
A mysterious "wedding cake" castle in the middle of the urban desert.
Big Pine Key, Florida
Island ghost town detailing Flagler's folly in building the Overseas Railroad.
Los Angeles, California
Two men, two visionaries of Venice Beach, one little hotel that smells like cookies.
West Bend, Iowa
A four story, football field-sized, nine-grotto creation made of shells, minerals, and rare stones.
Key Biscayne, Florida
A community of collapsing homes more than a mile out from the Florida coast.
Nashville, Tennessee
The small cave that housed Tennessee's "first citizen."
Cave Junction, Oregon
A chance to sleep among the firs and pines of the Oregon forest.
Three Rivers, New Mexico
More than 21,000 images fill this overlooked gem of a prehistoric site.
New York, New York
Make a tough dinner decision: Octopus wasabi roulette or bull penis?
Los Angeles, California
Where the line between entertainment and aerospace blurs.
Bluff City, Tennessee
A delightful park featuring homemade scale replicas of dinosaurs, tucked away in the Tennessee mountains.
Flagstaff, Arizona
An artificial crater field that trained astronauts for lunar exploration.
Chicago, Illinois
In a quiet north Chicago neighborhood rests a stunning relic of the golden age of earthenware design.
San Francisco, California
Half of a house.
Baltimore, Maryland
Once part of a dam servicing an early 19th century grist mill, the tucked-way falls are a tricky-to-find urban oasis.
Willoughby Hills, Ohio
Ghost stories surrounded this “castle,” the only structure from a huge mansion that was never built.
Seattle, Washington
This grand old 80-foot sequoia towers above the buildings in the city’s retail center.
Elberta, Alabama
Alabama has a fiberglass Stonehenge. With apologies to Spinal Tap, this one is full-size.