Ironton, Colorado
Colorado Boy Mine
The most easily accessible intact vertical mine shaft structure remaining in the Red Mountain Mining District.
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Ironton, Colorado
The most easily accessible intact vertical mine shaft structure remaining in the Red Mountain Mining District.
Lake Tyers Beach, Australia
The site of the the first evidence of oil occurrence in Australia.
West Fork, Arkansas
A sandstone canyon wilderness with a history of outlaws, mysterious disappearances, and a UFO encounter.
Cape Town, South Africa
A set of multi-story murals honor Nelson Mandela and Desmond Tutu.
Maina, Guam
Massive industrial-chic coffee shop housed in former 1970s-era Bank of Guam building.
Logan, Ohio
A towering tribute to old-fashioned laundry days, this giant washboard monument turns a simple chore into a playful spectacle!
Krzeszów, Poland
One of the largest and most ornate abbeys in this part of Europe.
Islamorada, Florida
At this bayside marina, enormous wild tarpon jump out of the water to snatch fish from visitors’ hands.
Key Largo, Florida
Part research station, part time capsule, part aquatic fever dream.
Key West, Florida
A botanical hideaway sits inside the ruins of a half-built Civil War fort.
Marathon, Florida
A hangar at Marathon Key’s airport is now an ode to aviation history.
Big Pine Key, Florida
Thousands of signed dollar bills turn a simple tavern into a living record of travelers’ comings and goings.
Miersch, Luxembourg
This small monument commemorates the fact that seven villages named Beringen in five different countries have been united by a bond of friendship since 1959.
Hong Kong
This striking high elevated road snakes downhill between densely packed buildings.
Dallas, Texas
A beautiful bronze sculpture by Danish designer Bjorn Wiinblad, who is indelibly tied to Dallas.
Savage, Maryland
This is the last surviving Bollman truss bridge in the world.
Ocklawaha, Florida
Site of the longest gun battle in FBI history.
Munising, Michigan
This was the first ever National Lakeshore, established in 1966.
Buxton, England
A peaceful Elves-fairytale landscape hides an evil scar, a chasm so dark and daunting that for centuries it was believed to be the gateway to hell.
Bellefontaine, Ohio
Blink and you’ll miss it—the tiniest street in America packs a lot of charm into just a few steps.
Brooklyn, New York
Bent but not broken, this massive tree has stood in the garden for over a century.
Cape Town, South Africa
This museum celebrates dogs through unusual stories from their owners.
Sigulda, Latvia
A quiet grave marks the site of a centuries-old fairytale love story that turned out to be a real murder.
Potsdam, Germany
A tree meticulously shaped and trimmed into the shape of an elephant.