Silva Jardim, Brazil
The Golden Lion Tamarins of Poço das Antas
These small, spectacular monkeys are making a comeback after deforestation destroyed much of their rainforest habitat.
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Silva Jardim, Brazil
These small, spectacular monkeys are making a comeback after deforestation destroyed much of their rainforest habitat.
Moose, Wyoming
This rustic old building is said to be the most photographed barn in America.
Dachau, Germany
The prototype for all Nazi concentration camps.
Munich, Germany
Golden cobblestones remember a time when this small alley was used to avoid having to give a Nazi salute.
Bled, Slovenia
This one-time health resort was used by aristocrats around the world.
Postojna, Slovenia
A miniature train-ride through Slovenia's largest cave system.
Chinle, Arizona
Red sandstone structures dominate this landscape, which has been inhabited for some 5,000 years.
Aztec, New Mexico
The hallowed remains of a 900-year old Ancestral Pueblo great house.
Chapayal, Belize
This massive Maya archaeological site is home to the tallest man-made structure in Belize.
Costa Rica
These mysterious ancient stone spheres were created by a civilization lost to time and are now mostly lawn ornaments.
Aguas Calientes, Peru
If you’ve ever seen a picture of Machu Picchu, then you’ve seen a picture of Huayna Picchu—you just didn’t realize it.
Ollantaytambo, Peru
Preserved Inca city and site of the last Inca stronghold against the Spanish conquistadors.
Cusco, Peru
This geometric feat is a testament to the Incas' mesmerizing architectural abilities.
Cusco, Peru
A Christian monastery stands on what was once a holy Incan temple.
Pisa, Italy
The first botanical garden, a feather in the cap of the Grand Duke of Tuscany.
Ravenna, Italy
This 6th-century church has the largest and best-preserved collection of Byzantine mosaics outside Constantinople.
Pozzuoli, Italy
A sulfuric hellscape in southern Italy.
Anacapri, Italy
The glowing blue Nymphaeum of Emperor Tiberius.
Kyoto, Japan
The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.
Tecopa, California
A mysterious and endangered parasitic herb from the California desert.
Hiko, Nevada
Michael Heizer's masterwork in the Nevada Basin.
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.
Mountain Township, Illinois
In the Shawnee National Forest, amazing rock formations peer through the treeline.
Wolf Lake, Illinois
Twice a year, this road is closed off to allow for the migration of thousands of snakes, reptiles and amphibians between cliffs and a swamp.