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Aguilar, Colorado

Apishapa Arch

A short tunnel built straight through a magmatic dike.
Jacksonville, Florida

James P. Small Park

This century-plus-old baseball park has hosted some of baseball's royalty and stands as the oldest sports complex in Jacksonville.
Chicago, Illinois

Beginning (and End) of Historic Route 66

A journey begins with a single step, and for many, the road-trip of a lifetime started at this Chicago intersection.
Cripple Creek, Colorado

Victor Troll

Meet Rita the Rock Planter, one of Danish sculptor Thomas Dambo's enormous wooden trolls.
Morrison, Colorado

Dinosaur Ridge

See 150 million-year-old dinosaur tracks and bones dating back to the Jurassic period.
Llanthony, Wales

Llanthony Priory

The remains of one of Wales’ great medieval buildings, with a pub in the cellar.
Winslow, Arizona

Meteor Crater

This 4,000-foot-diameter hole is touted as "the most well known, best preserved meteorite crater on Earth."
Marble Canyon, Arizona

White Pocket

This mesmerizing and surreal landscape features intricate patterns of white and red sandstone.
San Juan County, Utah

House on Fire Ruin

An Ancestral Puebloan ruin that appears to burst into flames in the sunlight.
Carrbridge, Scotland

Old Packhorse Bridge

Designed to allow funerals to proceed over the River Dulnain.
Powys, Wales

Maen Llia

Legend has it that this stone moves down to the river sometimes to have a drink.
Gypsum, Colorado

Dotsero Crater

Colorado's only active volcano last erupted around 4,000 years ago.
Jackson, Mississippi

Mississippi Writer's Room at the Eudora Welty Library

A glimpse into the state's vibrant literary culture along with inspiring stories from an inclusive author community.
Port Eynon, Wales

Port Eynon Salt House

The seaside ruins of an ancient salt production facility.
Garrison, North Dakota

Wally The Walleye

Wally is the 26-foot-long fiberglass emissary for Garrison, North Dakota, one of the self-proclaimed (and hotly contested) Walleye Capitals of the World.
Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Falls Park

More than 7,000 gallons of water pour over these cascading red quartzite waterfalls every second.
Salvador, Brazil

Forte de Santo Antônio da Barra

This 17th-century Portuguese fort now houses a nautical museum.
Port Eynon, Wales

Culver Hole

This tall stone wall with no door and ill-matched windows was built centuries ago, and used as a shelter for domesticated pigeons.
Kalgoorlie, Australia

The World's Tallest Bin

Although not officially the world's tallest bin, this giant trash receptacle was designed to stop littering.
Tulsa, Oklahoma

Buck Atom

Standing at 21-feet tall, this space cowboy adds to the legacy of Route 66's muffler men.
Bath, England

Dueling Lane

In addition to escorting prospective couples to and from ballrooms, this lane was also a place for gentlemen to settle scores.
Dubuque, Iowa

Crystal Lake Cave

An underground wonderland in Iowa.
Eglwyswrw, Wales

Carn Goedog

This rocky outcrop served as a quarry for some of the bluestones that sit at the center of Stonehenge.
Ogmore-by-Sea, Wales

Merthyr Mawr Sand Dunes

This huge coastal nature reserve in Wales was a stand-in for the Arabian Peninsula in 'Lawrence of Arabia.'