California
Eureka Dunes
The highest dunes in California are the most likely place in the area to hear the Singing Sands.
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California
The highest dunes in California are the most likely place in the area to hear the Singing Sands.
Death Valley, California
Ten 25-foot-tall, beehive-shaped kilns, abandoned in Death Valley.
Philip, South Dakota
A six-ton, 12-foot-tall concrete prairie dog is touted as the largest in the world.
Crater Lake, Oregon
The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.
Garfield County, Utah
Once a menacing challenge for trailblazers, this trail is now the most scenic drive in Utah.
Peninsula, Ohio
A throwback train ride transports passengers through one of the lesser-known national parks in the country.
Forneys Creek, North Carolina
This winding road of 318 curves is a must-visit for (careful) motorcycle and sports car enthusiasts.
Gatlinburg, Tennessee
For two weeks every June, fireflies in the Smoky Mountains perform an astonishing light show.
Utah
The unusual patterns in this rock formation result from two distinct modes of weathering.
Supai, Arizona
This secluded aqua waterfall in the Grand Canyon is the perfect swimming hole, and the Havasupai tribe's fiercely protected natural wonder.
Sonoma, California
The unedited photograph called "Bliss" has graced the screens of over a billion computers.
Seeley Lake, Montana
A thousand years old and the largest of its kind in the world.
Kimballton, Iowa
A delightful Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale experience, not far off the interstate.
Audubon, Iowa
The World's Largest Bull.
Avoca, Iowa
Among the cornfields stands a giant spider crafted from an old Volkswagen.
Big Rapids, Michigan
A collection of more than 10,000 racist objects that teaches the atrocities of social injustice and intolerance in American history.
Saugatuck, Michigan
This is the last hand-cranked chain ferry of its kind in operation in the United States.
Grand Rapids, Michigan
An angular maze of concrete in Grand Rapids acts both as public art and as a staircase for fish traveling upstream.
Zweibrücken, Germany
A university observatory dome painted to resemble the beloved 'Star Wars' droid.
Wuppertal, Germany
This painted Lego bridge is the product of over a century of locomotive history.
Binz, Germany
A long spiraling walkway winds through the woods, and around a copper beech tree at the center.
Frankfurt, Germany
The entrance to this Frankfurt subway station looks like an old tram car crashed into the concrete sidewalk.
Dresden, Germany
When the rain falls, this drain system turns into a musical instrument.
Berlin, Germany
This futuristic German spa allows visitors to float in a pool of salt water while zoning out to underwater techno.