The only road through the heart of Glacier National Park.

The mysterious "Candelabra of the Andes" could represent anything from a god's trident to a hallucinogenic plant.

If you’ve ever seen a picture of Machu Picchu, then you’ve seen a picture of Huayna Picchu—you just didn’t realize it.

A salt lake dotted with steaming limestone chimneys.

Life and death are on parade at the most reliably perilous site of “the Great Migration.”

This Peruvian canyon is filled with geometric salt pools that have been being harvested since the Incan empire.

This tiny Vietnamese village is known for eating snakes and serving their still-beating hearts in shots of vodka.

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

This shining multicolored metro station deep under Naples is said to be the most beautiful in Europe.

A beautifully well-preserved ancient Roman villa.

This historic mini-suspension bridge was swept away once but is now here to stay.

The highest point in the state of New Hampshire, and while unlikely "the worst weather in the world," it sure seems that way to hikers.

This narrow canyon has been carved by the river over thousands of years into spectacular and curious forms.

Home to the deepest rift anywhere on Earth.

The 5.5-mile ring of steel posts around the Capitol Building is one of the largest (and most uniform) of its kind in the world.

Corn-inthian columns with a uniquely American take on neoclassical architecture.

Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.

While most wind tunnels test scale models, the "Cave of Winds" was large enough for actual airplanes.

Members of Congress have traveled between the buildings on Capitol Hill for a century hidden from tourists, press, and storm clouds.

Perhaps the most scandalous statue of America's first president.

This stunning blue and gold room changed cities twice before becoming part of the Smithsonian.

The actual model from the original "Star Trek" series is now on display at the National Air and Space Museum.

The most decorated dog of World War I is preserved in the Smithsonian.

A nostalgic bibliographic gem.