Oroville, California
Cresta Aqueduct
A picturesque example of brute-force engineering conquering nature.
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Oroville, California
A picturesque example of brute-force engineering conquering nature.
Calhan, Colorado
Wondrous sandstone hoodoos where Native Americans collected clay for pottery, 9,000 years ago.
Ottawa, Ontario
Now a public art piece, this curious metal feature originally advertised a tinsmith's services.
Antarctica
Considered the most remote point in the entire world.
Antarctica
Natural time capsule containing an alien ecosystem.
San Jose, California
It took years to decode its mysterious messages.
Lagoa, Portugal
Perhaps the most spectacular grotto along the Algarve coastline.
Gerlach, Nevada
Many generations of travelers have passed through the steep, smooth walls of this canyon.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Seven mini rowhouses fill the gap between 54 and 70 Westerstraat.
Washington, D.C.
The most accurate timepiece in the world.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The Master of Magnetism dominates the walls of a scrap metal yard to keep graffiti artists at bay.
Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
This full-sized orange tree lives suspended in mid-air above the streets of Jaffa.
Seattle, Washington
This semi-secret garden in south Seattle emulates a traditional Japanese garden using the plants of the Pacific Northwest.
Montegabbione (TR), Italy
This 16th-century monastery has been turned into a surrealist architecture compound.
New York, New York
More gold than anywhere else, ever.
Florence, Italy
Over 50 exquisite hand-painted Renaissance maps decorate a Medici storage room.
Santa Barbara, California
Colorful Native American paintings are hidden within this small cavern.
Corte Madera, California
Across Ring Mountain is a vast collection of Native American petroglyphs unique to the region.
Redmond, Oregon
A sprawling cave network created by a lone lava tube.
Bend, Oregon
The world's last remaining store of its kind.
Krakow, Poland
Real bones which are said to have belonged to a Polish dragon.
Salem, New Hampshire
America's oldest archaeological site or a muddled case of wishful thinking.
Hemet, California
This mysterious petroglyph evokes the ancient swastika symbol but was later vandalized with the more troublesome Nazi one.
Vetralla, Italy
One of ancient Etruria's most spectacular archaeological sites with impressive necropolises and rugged landscape.