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Almost Every Bob Ross Painting in Existence Lives in a Virginia Office Park

Now some of the iconic American painter’s work is headed to the Smithsonian.
July 19, 2019
Segovia, Spain

Civil War Bunkers of Alto del León

These Bullet-scarred bunkers are haunting reminders of the Spanish Civil War.
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The Painted Panoramas That Will Make You Yearn for Yosemite and Dream of Denali

Step into Heinrich Berann's sweeping portraits of America's national parks.
July 11, 2019
Rossville, Australia

Black Mountain

Legend says entire herds of cattle have disappeared within this boulder-strewn landscape.
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La Coruña, Spain

Elevador del Monte de San Pedro

This panoramic lift provides a futuristic ride up San Pedro Mountain.
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Nederland, Colorado

Devil's Slide Trestles

These decaying bridges 1,000 feet high are a reminder of the skill it took to cross the Colorado Rockies by rail.
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Nederland, Colorado

Rifle Sight Notch

This old train trestle and collapsed tunnel once allowed the railroad to negotiate the steep slopes of the Colorado Rockies.
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Shibli, Israel

Mount Tabor

This dome-shaped mountain boasts amazing views and has a rich religious history.
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Grayling, Michigan

Camp Grayling Military Cemetery

At the top of a local ski mountain is a hidden cemetery containing the graves of just two soldiers.
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Canastra Cheese
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Canastra Cheese

This traditional Brazilian raw milk cheese is caught in the crosshairs of a battle over government regulation.
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Dunloe Upper, Ireland

Gap of Dunloe

Traveling this mountain pass reveals quaint stone buildings, stunning Irish scenery, and a bridge said to grant wishes.
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La Paz, Bolivia

Abandoned Chacaltaya Ski Resort

The world’s highest ski resort was deserted after an 18,000-year-old glacier melted away.
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volcanoes

An Explorer's Famed Infographic May Have a Big, Fatal Flaw

Alexander von Humboldt might have been using the wrong mountain.
May 29, 2019
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Oh, The Places You'll Go, When You Love to Climb Volcanoes

A photographer who can't get enough of them set out to summit the tallest one on each continent.
May 24, 2019
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A Trio of Fluffy Detectives Is on a Quest to Save the Endangered Alpine Stonefly

Australia's best insect trackers are very, very good boys.
May 24, 2019
Proaza, Spain

Cercado Osero

A mountain path passes by several sprawling enclosures home to a pair of rescued brown bears.
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Bhutanese Red Rice
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Bhutanese Red Rice

At 8,000 feet above sea level, glacial irrigation produces a unique heirloom grain.
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Lithonia, Georgia

Arabia Mountain

Like Mars, but much closer.
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