Davis, California
Bohart Museum of Entomology
This museum boasts the ninth-largest collection of insects in North America.
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Davis, California
This museum boasts the ninth-largest collection of insects in North America.
Morondava, Madagascar
The centuries-old trees lining both sides of this dirt road may become Madagascar's first natural monument.
Ekalaka, Montana
This beautiful ancient site is dotted with perforated sandstone pillars considered sacred by some Native American groups.
Shirley, Illinois
Eclectic collection of rare and beautiful stones in a historic home.
Urubamba, Peru
Huge stone depressions which may have acted as an Incan agricultural experiment.
Cape Town, South Africa
This African beach is home to thousands of rare mainland penguins that are known for their annoying voice.
Depoe Bay, Oregon
The first North American landing spot for James Cook on his third voyage of discovery in the Pacific.
Shanghai, China
The world's first hotel built in an abandoned water-filled quarry.
Atlanta, Georgia
The Battle of Atlanta in 360 degrees, featuring a corpse that bears a striking resemblance to Clark Gable.
Hegra, Saudi Arabia
An unfinished tomb carved into a giant boulder in the Arabian Desert.
Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, Wales
This Welsh village gave itself a ridiculous name in a publicity stunt a century ahead of its time.
Washington, D.C.
You could be standing at the site of one of D.C.'s most fatal tragedies and not even know it.
Lebanon, Kansas
Small plaque marks the spot, but the true center is located about half a mile away on a private pig farm.
Studenci, Bosnia and Herzegovina
There's a mini version of Iguazu Falls hidden in the Balkans, and it's got a rope swing.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
This Yellowstone geyser may not shoot as high as the nearby Old Faithful, but it erupts for considerably longer.
Improvement District No. 24, Alberta
The world's largest dark sky preserve is a Canadian park established to preserve the country’s wood bison population.
Lake Itasca, Minnesota
At this Minnesota state park you can easily wade across the source of the mighty Mississippi.
Astoria, Oregon
A Roman-style column in Oregon hides a spiral staircase inside.
Bordeaux, France
The world's largest reflecting pool is just two centimeters deep.
Pescadero, California
Once close to extinction, there is no shortage of elephant seals on the beaches of Año Nuevo State Park.
Los Angeles, California
This symbol of peace is appropriately positioned overlooking the Pacific Ocean.
San Francisco, California
Radioactivity still cause for concern at this urban explorer's paradise.
Cervantes, Australia
Alien rock formations grown from the sands of an Australian national park.
Sturt Creek, Australia
A stray meteor left this picturesque hole in the Australian outback.