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Nature has shaped this drainage tunnel into the digestive tract of a mighty beast.

The only ski tunnel in North America provides easy access to amazing snow and beautiful views.

A crack flared at the base provides a pathway completely through a sandstone ridge near Moab.

The damming of the Colorado River buried an iconic geologic formation before record-breaking drought brought it back.

Within the former ghost town of Cisco is a carefully restored tiny town with one resident and its own art residency.

It's safe—and permitted—to walk across these twin natural sandstone arches.

In 1703, French settlers in what is now Mobile celebrated the first Mardi Gras celebration in the United States.

This free sculpture garden is home to over 90 artworks and installations from artists around the world.

The only rotating bar in New Orleans has been slowly spinning since 1949.

Mural made of 100,000 pieces of hand blown glass, and one of the largest glass murals in the US.

A dangling church built over a Colombian gorge.

This eccentric mansion museum holds a impressive collection of rare and automatic instruments.

This church in Pittsburgh is home to the largest collection of religious relics in North America.

These disused steel furnaces are now haunting ruins that may one day be a national park.

There aren't too many operational funiculars around, but Pittsburgh has two!

The United States’s oldest funicular railway glides up and down a steep Pittsburgh street.

These early tent-shaped grave coverings are unique to Appalachia.

You can find America's highest suspension footbridge at Grandfather Mountain in North Carolina.

This road in the Great Smoky Mountains was supposed to assuage a displaced community, but ended up a $52 million dead end.

This museum is dedicated to the workers that help keep the power on.

A wonderful display of arts and crafts handmade by local artisans in the Southern Appalachians.

Who needs fancy modern water slides when this giant North Carolina rock works just as well?

This granite rock face is named for the magnificent reflection that occurs when the sun hits it just right.

A 315-foot spire jutting out from the Blue Ridge Mountains makes for breathtaking views.