Bishop, California
Erick Schat's Bakkerÿ
A charming desert roadside bakery that produces 10 times more bread daily than it has residents in its town.
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Bishop, California
A charming desert roadside bakery that produces 10 times more bread daily than it has residents in its town.
Lisse, Netherlands
Unsurprisingly, Holland is home to one of the most magnificent flower gardens in the world.
Lake Havasu City, Arizona
This immigrant bridge once spanned the Thames but is now a fixture of an Arizona city.
New Orleans, Louisiana
By day this New Orleans square is for pedestrians, but by night it is a kingdom of kittens.
Phoenix, Arizona
A geological mystery on Camelback Mountain.
Wickenburg, Arizona
Opinions differ as to whether this Arizona tree was actually used as a Wild West jail, but that hasn't stopped the town from capitalizing on it.
Nara, Japan
Devoted Buddhists can earn enlightenment in the next life by crawling through this symbolic nostril.
Tucson, Arizona
In Tucson a giant metal snake helps pedestrians cross a busy highway.
Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania
An otherwise quiet campground becomes a bustling medieval town for two weeks every year.
Clark County, Nevada
The drama of nature in full effect in this Nevada State Park.
Inyo County, California
The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.
Beatty, Nevada
Odd outsider art installations surround a Gold Rush-era ghost town.
San Bernardino, California
The largest dune field in the Mojave offers a chance of hearing the 'singing sands.'
San Bernardino, California
A former utopian healing center created by a huckster and built by derelicts.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky.
Tewkesbury, England
An English cenotaph honoring an American feminist icon.
Kyoto, Japan
The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.
Aso, Japan
The largest volcanic caldera in Japan holds an entire city in its maw.
Carlsbad, New Mexico
The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."
Coolidge, Arizona
Some of the tallest ancient American ruins continue to inspire awe and curiosity.
St. Augustine, Florida
A tribute to Ponce de Leon's supposed quest for eternal youth.
Blountstown, Florida
Working compound meant to allow visitors to reclaim the values and traditions of the past.
Nara, Japan
This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.
Hiroshima, Japan
Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.