This exceptionally well-preserved ancient marvel also houses a small museum dedicated to Jordanian folk tradition.

Concentrated around the Dead Sea, these surprising canyons are filled with coursing water, fish, and even crabs.

Gladiators battle and chariots race daily in the ruins of a once-great Roman city.

An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years old and harbors many surprises.

Ozymandias’ time-keeping temple.

The largest known Ancient Egyptian obelisk.

A network of ancient Egyptian tombs built into the cliff face along the Nile.

The city-sized home palace of one of ancient Egypt's most powerful rulers gives us a rare look into the lives of the epoch's rulers.

These Egyptian statues have survived for 3,400 years and were an acoustic wonder of the ancient world.

A century after his death, this covered bridge still calls to mind the plein air painter who loved it.

Turns out you can see the world without ever leaving Maine.

A pair of black granite tails dive into a sea of grass in landlocked Vermont.

Dispersed across 45-acres, 39 structures house a massive collection celebrating American Folk Art.

Cryptid lake monster honored with its own monument.

This 38-drawer structure claims the superlative title, but it isn't the world's only giant filing cabinet.

A massive sustainable farm designed by the mastermind behind Central Park.

The highest peak in the state of Vermont has some interesting features.

The sweetest graveyard in the world is filled with headstones for dearly de-pinted ice cream flavors.

An obelisk marks the farmhouse where the founder of Mormonism was born.

What's a diner from the 1939 World's Fair doing in a remote Utah mountain town?

Come for the speed, leave in love with the desert.

A 90-foot-tall psychedelic "tree" on the side of the highway has baffled passersby for decades.

A towering tribute to decisiveness stands on the spot where Brigham Young and his followers decided that this must be the place.

What was once a trend-setting, phrase-coining icon of architectural splendor is now a rotting, forgotten hulk.