Yamanouchi, Japan
Jigokudani Monkey Park
Hot springs monkey spa in the middle of Hell's Valley.
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Yamanouchi, Japan
Hot springs monkey spa in the middle of Hell's Valley.
Kitakyushu, Japan
An exquisite tunnel of cascading flowers.
St. Petersburg, Florida
Florida might be at its most surreal in this museum devoted to the famed Spanish artist.
Key West, Florida
These remote Florida islands have a history of sea turtles and sunken treasures, and one of the world’s largest coastal brick fortresses.
Lumpkin, Georgia
Bad farming practices caused this unnatural natural wonder.
Montgomery, Alabama
The former home of the hard partying literary power couple is now one of the only museums devoted to their story.
Gatlinburg, Tennessee
For two weeks every June, fireflies in the Smoky Mountains perform an astonishing light show.
Mammoth Cave, Kentucky
The world's longest known cave system.
Glen Arbor Township, Michigan
This national park on the shore of Lake Michigan features remarkable dunes that lie at the heart of a Chippewa legend.
Mackinac Island, Michigan
Island where motor vehicles are banned -- home to the only carless highway in the United States.
Collinsville, Illinois
Once one of the world's great cities, Cahokia was a place of religious worship, trade and mass human sacrifice before being mysteriously abandoned.
Chicago, Illinois
Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.
Saint Paul, Minnesota
The home where a lovestruck Fitzgerald wrote his first published novel, "This Side of Paradise."
Washington Island, Wisconsin
This pebble beach is so beautiful that taking its rocks is against the law.
Bloomington, Minnesota
Equal parts record-breaking temple to consumerism and bizarre fun park, it's more than you think it is...
New Orleans, Louisiana
A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.
Culberson County, Texas
The highest point in Texas is capped by a big silver pyramid.
Copán Ruinas, Honduras
This staircase full of Mayan hieroglyphics is perhaps the largest single text in the world.
Dzitnup, Mexico
These azure waters were thought to lead to the Mayan Underworld.
Chichen Itza, Mexico
Every equinox this Maya pyramid puts on a spooky ancient light show.
Mexico City, Mexico
Frida Kahlo's childhood home, now a museum of her life and works.
Naica, Mexico
A gargantuan crystal kingdom.
West Glacier, Montana
The only road through the heart of Glacier National Park.
Bryce, Utah
Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."