Austin, Nevada
Toiyabe Crest Trail
This little-used trail winds through the highest mountain range in central Nevada with sections around 10,000 feet.
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Austin, Nevada
This little-used trail winds through the highest mountain range in central Nevada with sections around 10,000 feet.
Ocean City, Maryland
This building at the south end of the boardwalk was once home to the U.S. Life-Saving Service and the U.S. Coast Guard before being rescued itself.
Nantes, France
A massively oversized measuring tape sculpture sits inside a hidden yard.
Melbourne Beach, Florida
This small beachside park commemorates the possibilities of discovery.
Alexandria, Virginia
This twice-relocated "Usonian" home is among the smallest built by master architect Frank Lloyd Wright.
Rowde, England
This section of the Kennet and Avon Canal has been designated the same level of heritage protection as Stonehenge.
Terezín, Czechia
Created as a "model concentration camp" to hide Nazi atrocities from the international community, this former camp-ghetto now holds a museum and memorial honoring the lives lost within.
Ventspils, Latvia
The Latvian city of Ventspils is filled with dozens of cow statues showcasing unique themes.
Streethouse, England
This memorial is dedicated to the hundreds of soldiers from Featherstone who died fighting World War I.
Cheongsong, South Korea
Trees emerge from the surface of this small man-made reservoir.
Berlin, Germany
For patriotic Russians, this memorial honoring the Soviet soldiers who died liberating Berlin in 1945 is the most sacred location outside of Russia.
McMinnville, Oregon
A 36-ton remnant of the last Ice Age now resides amid picturesque vineyards.
Dateland, Arizona
Some 10,000 works of ancient rock art cover these volcanic basalt outcrops near the Gila River.
Baraboo, Wisconsin
A remnant of the last Ice Age, this lake is surrounded by fascinating rock formations.
Nieuw Amsterdam, Suriname
An old Dutch lightvessel is now stuck in a dock near the mouth of the Suriname River.
Stockholm, Sweden
The fastest way to send a message before electricity was invented.
Fátima, Portugal
The ancient sauropod tracks found in this former quarry are some of the largest in the world.
Montpelier, Vermont
A lonely memorial to the Challenger Space Shuttle, honoring the astronauts who died in 1986.
Sierra Leone
This river island in Sierra Leone is home to impressive biodiversity and the country's first community conservation program.
Athens, Greece
This small museum once served as a royal hunting pavilion for King Otto Friedrich Ludwig.
Berlin, Germany
An imperial church bombed to ruins during WWII now stands as a jagged memorial.
Krasnodar Krai, Russia
This cypress grove is a unique site considering these trees are not native to the region.
Powell, Wyoming
An unusual geological feature towers over the remains of a dark episode in United States history.
Tabriz, Iran
Colorful mineral deposits turn these mountains into an Impressionist fantasy.