Kanab, Utah
The Great Chamber
Discover this sandstone alcove, a geologic wonder in southern Utah, that continues to slowly shape shift.
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Kanab, Utah
Discover this sandstone alcove, a geologic wonder in southern Utah, that continues to slowly shape shift.
Lawton, Oklahoma
American bison herd descending directly from a Bronx Zoo breeding program that saved the species from extinction.
Arco, Idaho
Home to the deepest rift anywhere on Earth.
Kearney, Nebraska
A museum chronicling pioneer life constructed over Interstate 80.
Hayward, Wisconsin
Gambling, boozing, and yodeling animals cover the walls of this dive bar cum natural history museum.
Richland, Washington
One of two observatories in the U.S. that routinely detect gravitational waves.
Elizabeth, Illinois
Collection of over 1,000 rare and vintage bicycles.
San Francisco, California
An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.
Chicago, Illinois
The only Chicago bridgehouse open to the public contains a museum devoted to the Chicago River.
Royal, Nebraska
When an ancient supervolcano erupted, some of Nebraska's prehistoric animals were forever preserved in ash.
Buckeye, Arizona
Get up close to a life-sized model of a spent-fuel dry cask and learn how Arizona’s largest power plant operates in a desert.
Gibsland, Louisiana
Historical marker at the spot where Bonnie and Clyde were killed.
Holbrook, Arizona
Giant steel and concrete dinosaurs near Route 66 invite passerbys into a mineral shop.
Oak Brook, Illinois
The overgrown remains of a folly temple/playhouse, in an unmaintained section of a Dupage County Forest Preserve.
Marshall, Indiana
A hidden canyon deep in the woods of Indiana offers visitors a spectacular experience in nature.
Chicago, Illinois
A lone traffic cone perched on a ledge has remained unmoved since at least 2011, unofficially earning the status of a tiny Chicago landmark.
Stoystown, Pennsylvania
Remember and reflect at this 9/11 memorial site.
Pikeville, North Carolina
A disarmed 40-foot nuclear missile on display outside a North Carolina church.
Eureka, North Carolina
A sign marks the plane crash that caused two nuclear bombs to fall in North Carolina.
Stowe, Vermont
A mountain pass used by Prohibition-era bootleggers to facilitate traffic into and out of Canada from Vermont.
San Francisco, California
A collection of memorabilia from the Beat era in the back of a San Francisco bookstore.
Joshua Tree, California
This conservation area is also home to many of the region's desert tortoises.
Baker, Nevada
The longest living non-clonal organisms on Earth.
West Glacier, Montana
The only road through the heart of Glacier National Park.