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The world's largest fully steerable radio telescope.

This rural community has attracted both scientists and techno-refugees due to its federally-mandated lack of technology.

This functional solar system model was inspired by the famous Eisinga Planetarium.

Bizarre living fossil only grows in a small chunk of the Namib Desert.

A public display of prehistoric space rocks is named for the Namibian village where they were found.

Welded sphere dropped from space.

The largest known meteorite on Earth was too big to move.

The remains of diamond fever taken over by the desert.

Far from the shore, this sandy victim of the Skeleton Coast looks like it was plopped in the middle of the desert.

This African beach is home to thousands of rare mainland penguins that are known for their annoying voice.

This everlasting lightning storm may be the world's largest generator of ozone.

Salt is slowly eating away this abandoned saltworks town in the desert.

This large pile of traveler-curated rocks by the dry lakebed is a longstanding tradition on the Old Mojave Road.

The most isolated mailbox in America lets desert travelers record their passing.

In the middle of the desert, miles from any human life, sat an anomalous pay phone that still magically answers your calls.

Two provinces and two territories touch borders deep in the middle of the wilderness.

The world's largest dark sky preserve is a Canadian park established to preserve the country’s wood bison population.

The most northerly active sand dunes in the world have some very rare botanical residents.

This massive sycamore tree has been labeled as one of the largest in the state.

A local prank turned town icon.

For 150 years one family has been producing the iconic hot sauce on a bayou island made of salt.

The wooden airship was the largest flying boat ever built.

This historic, palatial theater is now one of the world’s most beautiful bookstores.

This abandoned, partly demolished building is now home to beautiful graffiti and murals.