Escalante, Utah
Hell's Backbone Scenic Road
Despite its name, this route in southern Utah offers a heavenly day trip.
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Escalante, Utah
Despite its name, this route in southern Utah offers a heavenly day trip.
Groom Lake, Nevada
In the middle of an extremely unforgiving and desolate high desert is the most secret military facility in the world.
Alamo, Nevada
An eatery for UFO seekers on the Extraterrestrial Highway.
Rachel, Nevada
This sign designates the road that leads to the infamous Area 51.
San Bernardino County, California
The world’s largest concentrated solar plant generates as many problems as megawatts.
Baker, California
Finally the worlds of UFO enthusiasts and beef jerky lovers have come together in this roadside shop.
Baker, California
This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.
San Francisco, California
In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.
Berkeley, California
The century-old bell and clock tower at UC Berkeley is the third-tallest in the world, and has fossils.
Shenzhen Shi, China
130 replicas of world wonders squeezed into just 118 acres of space.
Hong Kong
Thousands of abandoned statues of deities are taken to this hillside in southern Hong Kong.
New Taipei City, Taiwan
A Buddhist temple covered in intricate designs and carvings made out of seashells and pieces of coral.
Yehliu, Taiwan
This Taiwanese promontory is covered in otherworldly hoodoo formations.
Taipei, Taiwan
Memorial to the father of the Republic of China.
Taipei, Taiwan
Air-raid tunnels hidden beneath this opulent hotel provided shelter and an escape route—and one of the world's longest slides.
Concord, Massachusetts
"the sweltering inhabitants of Charleston and New Orleans, of Madras and Bombay and Calcutta, drink at my well . . . The pure Walden water is mingled with the sacred water of the Ganges."
Elko, Nevada
This arts and culture cultural center explores the diverse cultural heritage of the American West.
Elko, Nevada
The world's largest dead polar bear, immortalized by taxidermy and Hunter S. Thompson.
Eureka, Nevada
The current Eureka County Courthouse replaced an all-wooden structure that had previously been an ice-skating rink.
Sun Valley, Idaho
Tucked away on a scenic trail, a modest memorial honors one of the greatest writers of our time.
Sun Valley, Idaho
Despite his legacy of work in Spain, Cuba, and Florida, the larger-than-life writer's grave is a simple affair tucked in an Idaho cemetery.
Leavenworth, Washington
One small town in the Pacific Northwest transformed itself into a Bavarian-themed tourist destination.
Aberdeen, Washington
A tribute to the Nirvana frontman hides beneath the bridge that was the singer's beloved hangout spot.
Cannon Beach, Oregon
A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.