Siglufjörður, Iceland
Herring Era Museum
This excellent museum recreates the boom days of the herring rush in the "Atlantic Klondike."
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Siglufjörður, Iceland
This excellent museum recreates the boom days of the herring rush in the "Atlantic Klondike."
Qaqortoq, Greenland
One Greenland town turned itself into an open air sculpture gallery with the help of a series of traditional stone artworks.
Qaqortoq, Greenland
In a country where driving from one town to another is literally impossible, this small stretch of gravel is a remarkable feat.
Qaqortoq, Greenland
No longer the only, but definitely the oldest, fountain in Greenland.
Boise, Idaho
Boise State's stadium was the first non-green football field in the world.
Shoshone, Idaho
This underground cave located in the most barren reaches of Idaho is filled with ice year-round.
Austin, Nevada
Officially named the "Loneliest Road in America," this barren stretch of Nevada road offers almost nothing but sky and open fields.
Beatty, Nevada
Odd outsider art installations surround a Gold Rush-era ghost town.
Beatty, Nevada
The most magnificent bottle house in a town strangely full of them.
Beatty, Nevada
Twelve plaster figures inspired by da Vinci's famed painting haunt the desert landscape above a real-life ghost town.
Inyo County, California
Millions of years of oxidation make a drive down this winding Death Valley road surprisingly colorful.
Inyo County, California
The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.
San Bernardino County, California
This sun-scorched lakebed contains samples of half the natural elements known to humankind.
Trona, California
One of the most unusual geological features, recognizable from a dozen hit movies.
Los Angeles, California
This symbol of peace is appropriately positioned overlooking the Pacific Ocean.
Los Angeles, California
A historic fort commemorating the United States' naval history.
Yorba Linda, California
The helicopter that "Tricky Dick" absconded from the White House in on his last day in office.
Calipatria, California
A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.
Calipatria, California
This abandoned Navy base was transformed into an off-grid alternative living community for thousands of people.
Niland, California
An off-grid art installation that encourages its visitors to imagine a world without waste.
Bombay Beach, California
Version of the French Riviera destroyed by the sea.
Mecca, California
The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.
Amboy, California
The ghost town that ended up on Ebay.
San Bernardino, California
The largest dune field in the Mojave offers a chance of hearing the 'singing sands.'