An abandoned coal mine reached by a steep hike.

This national park on the shore of Lake Michigan features remarkable dunes that lie at the heart of a Chippewa legend.

A beautiful red-faced slot canyon in northern New Mexico.

The farm where one of America's greatest leaders was raised is now a well-appointed landmark.

Over 3 miles up in the Himalayas this pass is one of the highest drivable roads in the world.

Witness traditional silk production in the Uzbek city that's been a hub of sericulture for over a thousand years.

A well-preserved medieval village nested on a rocky outcrop and surrounded by a network of cliffs, natural bridges and canyons.

A frozen oasis lies beneath the scorching New Mexico desert.

A small research station sits at the summit of this mountain, which is one of the few U.S. peaks higher than 14,000 feet outside of the Sierra Nevada.

The large rock formation where the Shawnee prophet Tenskwatawa stood and encouraged his warriors during the Battle of Tippecanoe.

A time capsule of Floridian history fights to survive on the banks of Chokoloskee Bay.

The highest peak in Utah is the hardest to reach, but only if explorers choose the hard way.

The former desk of Fire Chief Joseph "Bum" Farto is all that remains after his mysterious disappearance following a drug conviction.