In a quiet north Chicago neighborhood rests a stunning relic of the golden age of earthenware design.

Housing the history of a small Ohio town that is known to some as the pottery capital of the United States.

A physical catalog of ceramics made by the now-defunct Celadon Terra Cotta company.

A tribute to the region's rich history of pottery art.

A porcelain company's former dumping ground, completely covered in pieces of collectible ceramics.

This family-owned pottery shop is home to the last operational dragon kiln in Singapore.

A ceramic postbox where visitors can post original poems and creative messages.

The United States's largest hand-dug well is topped with a state-of-the-art museum.

Once named the “world’s oldest gas station” due to its unusual construction material.

This depiction of the earth mother welcomes new life into Aurora Highlands.

Meet Rita the Rock Planter, one of Danish sculptor Thomas Dambo's enormous wooden trolls.

Five mythical trolls have taken up residence in woods and hidden on paths at the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens.

High in the Sacramento Mountains, a facility dedicated to studying the sun.

A breathtaking array of ancient Pueblo structures and artifacts counterintuitively preserved by neglect.

This remote Colorado canyon is home to the second-largest collection of natural arches in the world.

Gnarled canopies of pink and purple wildflowers arch over the trail to the summit.

On the edge of the Valles Caldera National Preserve, these rock formations create an eerie landscape.

This National Natural Landmark is one of the best examples of a “mass wasting” in the world.

Crystal clear lake with a shoreline of travertine located in a Colorado canyon.

This once-popular otherworldly landscape was formed by one of the largest volcanic eruptions in history.

Reason for Michigan's potential diamond mine.

These Great Lakes sea caves accessible by boat in the summer turn into temples of ice reachable by foot in the winter.

Labor provided by Great Depression-era programs restored these 25,000 acres in Tennessee.

This observatory comes complete with three separate telescopes and a dedicated community of amateur and expert astronomers.