Padstow, England
National Lobster Hatchery
Glimpse into the life cycle of the European lobster and the work being done to protect them.
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Padstow, England
Glimpse into the life cycle of the European lobster and the work being done to protect them.
Luganville, Vanuatu
This cruise ship-turned-warship sank during World War II, and is now a world-renowned dive site.
San Antonio, Texas
Water still flows through the oldest Spanish aqueduct in America.
Bologna, Italy
A massive line that stretches across the floor of Bologna’s largest church was created by a 17th-century scientist to measure the movements of the Sun.
Bend, Oregon
An attractive free-plunge waterfall outside Bend in the Deschutes National Forest.
Jazeera, Somalia
A stark contrast between red sand dunes and the white sand beach immediately next to it can be seen along the southern Somali coast.
Genoa, Ohio
This 19th-century outhouse has been recognized as a historic site.
Port Jervis, New York
A pair of 19th-century granite markers symbolically record where the state boundaries of New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania intersect.
Saint Charles, Idaho
Idaho’s largest, deepest limestone cave is known for its quirky rock formations and bat population.
Hagerman, Idaho
An ordinary rancher stumbled upon one of the world’s largest collections of Pliocene horse fossils.
San Salvador, El Salvador
Padre Delgado, a leader in the fight for Salvadoran independence, is buried in this stunning Brutalist cathedral.
Gyeongju, South Korea
From mid-September to early November, dreamy fields of pink muhly grass spring up all over South Korea.
Sendai, Japan
A 20,000-year-old fossilized forest is preserved at this unique museum.
Redd, Washington
One of the northernmost occurrences of western juniper can be found in the sand dunes of Washington's Palouse.
Delta Junction, Alaska
An icy behemoth that towers over you with a blue ice cave in the winter and a roaring creek in the summer.
North Bonneville, Washington
Boats and fish both find their way through this massive hydroelectric structure.
Helen, Washington
The only undammed section of the Columbia River in the United States has been preserved, ironically, by its proximity to the Hanford Nuclear Reservation.
Edinburgh, Scotland
These storage facilities offer a behind-the-scenes look at some of Edinburgh's biggest museums.
Thunder Bay, Ontario
Live your lighthouse keeper dreams at this unique lodging on a Canadian island.
Abha, Saudi Arabia
This unique museum showcases the largest collection of Al-Qatt Al-Asiri art, a traditional wall painting style adopted by the people in the Asir Mountains of Saudi Arabia.
Lipnice nad Sázavou, Czechia
This trio of reliefs—an ear, a mouth, and a pair of eyes—carved into the walls of flooded quarries is a monument to spying.
Staten Island, New York
This sign marks the start and end of Matt Green's nearly 10,000-mile quest to walk every block of every street in New York City.
Tokyo, Japan
The world's largest permanent architectural projection display entertains audiences nightly with 28-story light shows.
Santiago Tepeyahualco, Mexico
In the 16th century, a Franciscan monk pulled off a construction miracle by building a Roman-style aqueduct to save the town of Otumba, Mexico, from certain death.