The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

A 90-year-old underground water reservoir offers a more industrial kind of tranquility.

According to the local folklore, the myriad colors of this lake are the result of a lovelorn wizard's blunder.

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

The entire length of the border is marked by a 20-foot-wide slash through the trees.

One of the world's oldest and most massive living organisms is a grove of quaking aspens.

Oh, just a motel on the edge of the desert decorated with thousands of clowns conveniently located next to an abandoned graveyard.

Stairs often replace streets on the steep slopes of this old mining town.

Spanning an elevation of 160 feet and containing 388 steps, this is Seattle's longest staircase.

Stumps of an Ice Age forest, visible only at low tide.

An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.

Home to Hollywood history and a very special salt crystal.

Site of the greatest known waterfall that ever existed.

Garden dedicated to native carnivorous plants and site of huge flytrap heist.

The park preserves a single, rare species of carnivorous plant that spells doom for unsuspecting insects.

This tiny patch of arid sand sits in one of the greenest states in the United States.

This grove of ghostly cedars was killed in 1700 by an enormous tsunami, felt from the United States to Japan.

The world's largest dark sky preserve is a Canadian park established to preserve the country's last wood bison.

Every day is like Christmas on this street where the traditional Neapolitan nativity scene comes to life.

You would never come across this tiny green oasis if you didn't know it existed.

Relics from as far back as the 16th century are on display in a city known for its playing card industry.

This small corner bar is home to a rare 1930s dance organ that still plays tunes for one Euro.

To enter this cluttered-yet-cozy sanctum of Belgian brews, ring the bell and tell the gatekeepers you've come “to taste beer.”

Potato-peeling mannequins, Inca art, and a dangling tuber mobile help trace the history of fries at this Belgian museum.