Shiprock, New Mexico
Shiprock
Legends surround this jagged rock formation in the New Mexico desert.
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Shiprock, New Mexico
Legends surround this jagged rock formation in the New Mexico desert.
New Portland, Maine
This Maine bridge may be the last wire-supported bridge of its type in the world.
Middlesbrough, England
Built in 1911, the Tees Transporter Bridge is one of only six transporter bridges still in operation.
Ferrara di Monte Baldo, Italy
This centuries-old Italian chapel hangs midway down a sheer cliffside.
London, England
The barrel-made lookout from Shackleton's final ship is tucked away in the crypt of one of London's oldest churches.
Mindelheim, Germany
Held in an old church, this clockwork museum maintains a special focus on titanic tower timepieces.
Gadmen, Switzerland
This amazing pedestrian suspension bridge in the Swiss Alps would give Indiana Jones nightmares.
Tillamook, Oregon
The largest wooden building in the world now houses a fascinating collection of aircraft.
Ennetbürgen, Switzerland
The tallest outdoor elevator in Europe rockets passengers on a dizzyingly precarious ride to the top of a mountain.
Maras, Peru
This Peruvian canyon is filled with geometric salt pools that have been being harvested since the Incan empire.
Forsand, Norway
This giant boulder is pinched over a 1000-meter abyss by two mountains.
Reykjavik, Iceland
One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.
Akron, Ohio
This massive airship factory is so large that it has its own indoor weather.
Egg Harbor City, New Jersey
This historic iron-working village is now a ghost town so immaculate that it looks as though it was recently built.
Teuchitlán, Mexico
The jewel of western Mexico's archaeological legacy is this tiered circular pyramid now covered in grass.
Cañon City, Colorado
The highest bridge in America was built for an almost unnervingly small amount of money.
Enshi, China
This highest bridge in the world spans such a great chasm that it had to be established using rockets.
Eureka Springs, Arkansas
This futuristically sylvan church is a glass-enclosed marvel of modern architecture.
Casa Grande, Arizona
Rumor had it that these concrete crosses scattered across the Arizona scrubland helped align spy satellites. (They didn’t.)
Delices, Dominica
This mountaintop lake bubbles and steams in a perpetual boil, thanks to its direct link to the Earth's interior.
Mono County, California
Eons old volcanic activity created one of the most stunning rock formations in the United States.
Grand Marais, Minnesota
Minnesota's highest point is a scenic vista marked by a plaque and armies of mosquitoes.
Keystone, South Dakota
The highest point in South Dakota contains the ashes of Valentine McGillycuudy, the "Holy White Man."
Kenton, Oklahoma
The highest point in Oklahoma used to be a lawless outlaw's paradise.