These elusive, isolated rodents evolved into a distinct, locally iconic subspecies.

The remnants of a creative early method of wildfire prevention.

A monument to the one-armed geologist who led the first documented expeditions through the Grand Canyon.

This small interfaith chapel lies not far from the rim of the Grand Canyon.

The remains of a community that was forced to move for a dam that never materialized still rot in this Pennsylvania park.

Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.

Some of the tallest ancient American ruins continue to inspire awe and curiosity.

China's beehive-shaped pyramids house the remains of a lost kingdom.

The tiny statues form China's only known terracotta army from the Han dynasty.

Formerly known as the Malay Quarter, Bo Kaap is a colorfully-painted suburb located in the “Mother City” of South Africa.

A World War II-era submarine is stuck in the mud in New Jersey.

Featuring the the longest lift span of any vertical-lift bridge in the world.

Infamous marsh filled with toxic waste, World War II-era London rubble, and dead mobsters galore.

On the Hudson resides one of the largest clocks in the world.

The highest point in New Jersey is marked by a massive, if simply named, obelisk.

A giant light 13 feet high shines near Thomas Edison's old Menlo Park lab.

Local lore claims this park is named after a young woman who jumped off a cliff.

The boulder on which Alexander Hamilton laid his head as he died can still be visited on the New Jersey coast.

Once the world's largest reinforced concrete structure, this abandoned bridge now beckons urban explorers.

Now abandoned, the first public health hospital in the U.S. saw more than one million immigrants from around the world.

This Boy Scout retreat acted as "Friday the 13th"'s original Camp Crystal Lake.

Hidden in plain sight on the Hudson River is an abandoned train station where nature has taken over.

Hundreds of glow-in-the-dark objects light up a museum in a historic zinc mine.

The first neighborhood to implement the Garden City model in its suburban planning.