The narrow mountain road that carves a path between Florence and Victor is tied to ghost towns and ghost stories.

A remnant of the last Ice Age, this lake is surrounded by fascinating rock formations.

The highest point in Texas is capped by a big silver pyramid.

Steep canyon walls hide a forested oasis in the West Texas desert.

Panoramic views of the city of New Haven and the Long Island Sound, with a side of history.

A prehistoric landscape hidden in the cliffs of Maha'ulepu.

This ruined fort and statue are a testament to the last king of Kaua‘i’s savvy diplomacy skills, which briefly brought Russians to Hawai‘i.

This unassuming layer of clay boasts an out-of-this-world origin story.

These otherworldly limestone formations jut out from the Kansas prairie.

This 100-foot tall bluff located in the western plains of Kansas overlooks a massive reservoir.

A staircase made of gravestones leads up to this church built into a giant rock.

A stone pillar marking the location of the westernmost battle of the American Civil War only honors one side of the conflict.

At 1,732 feet above sea level, this spectacularly isolated yet surprisingly bustling bar is the highest pub in Britain.

One of the world’s largest collections of petroglyphs records 2,000 years of human activity.

The largest cemetery for enslaved people in Loudoun County was almost lost to history, if not for the research of a minister.

This extraordinary geological oddity resembles human-made pavement.

Every Christmas, one Arizona city makes the most of its dry climate by creating an arid desert tannenbaum.