An ill-fated attempt to grow wheat in the sagebrush steppe of northeastern Nevada.

This Federal-style plantation house was once visited by Abraham Lincoln to meet with generals during the Civil War.

The boulder is a landmark, public art, and an icon.

The first mural ever dedicated to the women of the Black Panther Party.

The gravestone of the man who designed the plastic pink flamingo is adorned with his most famous creation.

The Catskills retreat of naturalist writer John Burroughs.

This small memorial is almost as well concealed as Smalls himself was on the night he sailed to freedom.

Burial mounds of prehistoric Native Americans who lived along the DuPage River.

Train fans from all over flock to this railroad viewing park where three lines converge.

The smallest covered bridge in Maryland.

Thousands of years ago, Indigenous people painted images onto these canyon walls that are still on display today, provocative, mysterious, and enduring reminders of the people who lived here long ago.

An echo chamber with a waterfall wrapped around its base at the Embassy of Canada in Washington, D.C.

An anti-tank graveyard in the English countryside.

Built around 1845, this house was occupied for 100 years, serving as a home to a prosecuting attorney, a Union Civil War general, and a wealthy socialite.

Nestled in Onondaga State Park, over 100 canoes carefully stacked in a replica of the famous standing stones.

One of the world’s leading and most extensive archives on the Holocaust, the Nazi era, and genocide, this collection includes published and unpublished works, press cuttings, photographs, and eyewitness testimony.

Fake subway tiles were installed to cover a design that resembled the Confederate flag—it's unclear if the resemblance was intentional.

The last early 20th-century schoolhouse in Fairfax County has galvanized the community and engendered a spirit of service among residents.

Once a thriving business district, this former shopping area is now an urban ghost town in the heart of the city.

Considered by many to be one of the most dangerous highways in Alaska.

This Native American settlement dates back to the Pueblo II period.

Thousands of pieces of art have been carved into the rock at the site of an ancient volcanic eruption.

Once the largest trading firm of enslaved people in the U.S., this building is now a museum that preserves Alexandria's dark past.

This set of hot springs also comes with fantastic views.