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Austin, Texas
Ellsworth Kelly's 'Austin'
This small stone building, the final work of a renowned artist, offers a peaceful environment with radiant, colorful glass windows .
30.2816, -97.7378
Castle Valley, Utah
Fisher Towers
These tall, red sandstone pinnacles outside Moab are often forgotten amid their more famous neighbors.
38.7250, -109.3088
Castle Dale, Utah
Wedge Overlook
A spectacular overlook of the Little Grand Canyon of the San Rafael River, a deep sandstone gorge streaked with orange, red and white in a remote, uncrowded part of Utah.
39.0984, -110.7491
Marble Canyon, Arizona
Navajo Bridge
When it was built in 1929, this historic bridge was the only place to cross the Colorado River for 600 miles.
36.8176, -111.6311
Rome, Italy
The Sacconi Rossi Crypt
A burial vault located under Tiber Island in the middle of the Italian capital.
41.8906, 12.4781
Greenville, South Carolina
Greek Revival Folk Art Chicken Coop
This chicken coop pays homage to a classic architectural style made famous throughout the southern United States.
34.8829, -82.4216
Borrego Springs, California
Galleta Meadows Estate
Along a California highway is a kind of Jurassic Park made of metal.
33.2877, -116.3755
Clark County, Nevada
Gold Butte National Monument
Nearly 300,000 acres of wildlife, natural splendor, and a hidden ghost town have been designated a national monument.
36.2842, -114.2010
Torrey, Utah
Factory Butte
A striking, menacing sandstone peak towering above a landscape that's equal parts Mordor and the Moon.
38.2801, -111.1397
Alpine, Texas
Target Marathon
This is probably not the Target you're looking for.
30.3084, -103.4599
Winslow, Arizona
Rock Art Ranch
A working cattle ranch with remarkably well-preserved prehistoric petroglyphs and ancient ruins.
34.8748, -110.4594
Detroit, Michigan
St. Agnes Church and School
Once a bastion of its community, this gothic cathedral now stands as a haunting ruin.
42.3668, -83.0934
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Ruby Falls
The mysterious wonder of an underground waterfall is illuminated by multicolored lights.
35.0191, -85.3394
Rome, Italy
Santa Maria dell'Orazione e Morte
At the crypt of St. Mary of Eulogies and the Dead you are left alone to ponder mortality among piles of skulls.
41.8943, 12.4695
Landers, California
Giant Rock
A regular looking rock with an unbelievable history.
34.3328, -116.3887
Melnik, Czechia
Melník Chapel of Bones
Underneath this small church are 15,000 bones, arranged by an obsessive academic.
50.3506, 14.4742
Corinne, Utah
The Spiral Jetty
An earthwork sculpture built by Robert Smithson in the Great Salt Lake only reemerges during drought.
41.4377, -112.6688
Carbon County, Utah
Nine Mile Canyon
Here, at the “world’s longest art gallery,” you’ll find forty miles of ancient petroglyphs and pictographs.
39.7762, -110.4964
Florence, Italy
La Specola Anatomical Collection
The largest and most famous wax anatomical collection anywhere in the world.
43.7645, 11.2470
Salt Lake City, Utah
The Pioneer Memorial Museum
This museum remembers the tough Mormon trek across America through an intriguing array of artifacts.
40.7766, -111.8911
New Orleans, Louisiana
House of Dance & Feathers
A private museum dedicated to preserving the heritage of Mardi Gras' most beloved underdog parades, open by appointment.
29.9621, -90.0098
Calipatria, California
Salton Sea Duck Blinds
The sea once considered an ecological wasteland is now called "crown jewel of avian biodiversity" by scientists.
33.1207, -115.6957
Travelers Rest, South Carolina
Poinsett Bridge
The oldest bridge in South Carolina may have been designed by the same man who created the Washington Monument.
35.1315, -82.3959
Arco, Idaho
Experimental Breeder Reactor-I
The world's first nuclear power plant is open to visitors looking to role-play a meltdown.
43.5115, -113.0087
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