Valley Falls, Oregon
Abert Rim
This spectacular fault escarpment, a popular hang-glider launch point, extends some 30 miles long and towers about 2,500 feet over the valley floors to the west.
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Valley Falls, Oregon
This spectacular fault escarpment, a popular hang-glider launch point, extends some 30 miles long and towers about 2,500 feet over the valley floors to the west.
Chestertown, Maryland
Learn about our ancestral eating habits at the passion project of an archeologist.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Built in France in the 1400s, this gothic chapel now resides at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Bath, England
Since 1768, the pillar at Guildhall Market in Bath has been a hub of economic transactions.
Bowden, West Virginia
A 1,000-foot-long railroad tunnel under Shavers Fork connected the towns during West Virginia's logging boom until its closure in 1985.
Raurimu, New Zealand
A life-sized statue of a Tyrannosaurus rex made out of driftwood.
Padua, Italy
This impressive mural is just one amazing artwork on the walls of a data center in Padua.
Cheltenham, England
Unwanted and reluctant ownership, Gordon Lamp glimmers faintly and serves as a relic of the bygone Victorian era.
Paphos, Cyprus
Beneath an ancient wishing tree lies an underground chapel with 12th-century frescoes and catacombs dedicated to a lady saint.
Cerne Abbas, England
This miraculous well is said to heal the sick, grant wishes, and tell the future.
Genoa, Italy
Depending on how it is measured, this lighthouse can claim to be the tallest in Europe and the tallest conventional lighthouse in the world.
Raleigh, North Carolina
A mini-Stonehenge in the corner of the North Carolina state capitol grounds.
Summer Lake, Oregon
Stay in an old lookout cabin atop Oregon's spectacular Winter Ridge.
Pune, India
Said to be the largest synagogue built in India.
Olmedo, Spain
The best collection of Mudéjar building replicas gathered in a theme park in Olmedo.
Velha Goa, India
A mysterious burial crypt that was rediscovered inside a cathedral in Velha Goa.
Leuven, Belgium
A monumental toilet that is also host to rare plants.
Peldon, England
This ancient causeway can flood daily, leaving Mersea Island as a true island for hours at a time, and cutting its 7,000 residents off from the mainland.
Istanbul, Turkey
Wash down heaping platters of meze with raki at one of the city's best taverns.
Southport, England
A striking piece of street art in Southport depicting a much-loved racehorse.
Prestonpans, Scotland
There's more to this drinking establishment than meets the eye.
Laconia, Greece
The top of the holy mountain for the ancient Spartans looks like a pyramid—is it man-made or a natural phenomenon?
Basingstoke, England
A real Hawker Hunter jet in the middle of Basingstoke.
Edinburgh, Scotland
An ancient relic in Edinburgh that is around 4,000 years old.