Baker, Nevada
The Bristlecone Pines of the Great Basin
The longest living non-clonal organisms on Earth.
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Baker, Nevada
The longest living non-clonal organisms on Earth.
Washoe County, Nevada
Eastern zen meets Western grit in these four little trees growing out of a rock on Lake Tahoe’s Nevada shore.
Clark County, Nevada
The drama of nature in full effect in this Nevada State Park.
Fackler, Alabama
This natural wonder drops 16 stories straight down through rare flora and streaming waterfalls.
Kansas City, Missouri
Two hundred tons of pioneer artifacts were painstakingly recovered from a shipwreck at the bottom of the Missouri River.
Boonville, California
A local dialect born in the late 19th century is only spoken in this isolated California valley.
New Mexico
One man has carved a number of natural New Mexico caves into psychedelic sandstone temples.
Clark County, Nevada
This massive geographical sculpture is so subtle, it's possible to pass by it without noticing.
Flagstaff, Arizona
The artist James Turrell is repurposing an extinct volcano crater as an observatory to experience the cosmos.
Quemado, New Mexico
In the remote high desert of New Mexico, a strange array of poles beckon fury from above.
Wendover, Utah
A sculpture for the sun and stars, created by Nancy Holt.
Corinne, Utah
An earthwork sculpture built by Robert Smithson in the Great Salt Lake only reemerges during drought.
San Simeon, California
The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.
Orem, Utah
An absolutely beautiful 200-foot stained glass installation traces the evolution of knowledge.
Frederiksberg, Denmark
A 19th-century subterranean reservoir repurposed as a contemporary art cave.
Paris, France
A scandalous Art Nouveau collaboration that set Paris all atwitter at the turn of the 20th century.
Grand Marais, Minnesota
Half of a waterfall goes into the river while the other half seems to disappear.
Saint Paul, Minnesota
These curious caverns have been home to mushrooms, gangsters, and disco.
Louisville, Kentucky
This railroad overpass is said to be home to a murderous goat-man whose very legend has led to very real deaths.
Harmony, Minnesota
This large midwestern cavern features impressive rock formations and an underground waterfall.
Raleigh, North Carolina
This woodland architectural installation acts as a camera obscura for the heavens.
Santa Monica, California
An offbeat angle on the ocean viewed through an antiquated lens.
San Francisco, California
A walk-in working camera obscura produces 360-degree live images of the San Francisco coast.
Aspen, Colorado
Despite being one of the most photographed vistas in the Rockies these twin peaks are rightfully known as the "Deadly Bells."