Discover Thousand Creek Gorge in Winnemucca, Nevada: A spectacular but little-known slot canyon in extreme northern Nevada, with sheer walls nearly 500 feet high and a perennial stream.
Year: 2021
Orheiul Vechi Cave Monastery
Discover Orheiul Vechi Cave Monastery in Butuceny, Moldova: This 13th century Orthodox monastery is built right into the Moldovan cliffside.
Ala Kul Lake
Discover Ala Kul Lake in Kyrgyzstan: A stunning blue-green lake located in the Terskey Alatau mountain range.
Oculus Pavilion
Discover Oculus Pavilion in Toronto, Ontario: A space-age 1950s pavilion on a secluded path is full of Toronto history surprises.
Daio Wasabi Farm
Discover Daio Wasabi Farm in Azumino, Japan: The largest one of its kind in Japan, this century-old farm produces over 100 tons of wasabi each year.
Project Shoal Site
Discover Project Shoal Site in Fallon, Nevada: On October 26, 1963, a 12-kiloton nuclear device was detonated here in granite some 1,211 feet below the ground surface.
Hidden Wonders of York Minster
Discover Hidden Wonders of York Minster in York, England: Semaphore saints, a golden dragon's head, and a stone carved with religious warnings all call this cathedral home.
Braña la Pornacal
Discover Braña la Pornacal in Asturias, Spain: An uninhabited village that preserves and documents rural architecture and an endangered way of life.
Windy Hill
Discover Windy Hill in Ripponden, England: The longest cutting on the M62 contains some surprises—though it's best to leave the motorway to appreciate them.
Wells Fargo Express Office
Discover Wells Fargo Express Office in French Corral, California: Built to hold Gold Rush wealth, this building has withstood the test of time.
Harbor Island Abandoned Houses
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Troyan Monastery
Discover Troyan Monastery in Troyanski manastir, Bulgaria: At this 16th-century monastery in rural Bulgaria, visitors can also spend the night.
Afton Canyon
Discover Afton
Dzintaru Forest Park Watchtower
Discover Dzintaru Forest Park Watchtower in Jūrmala, Latvia: This seaside pine grove features an exclusive watchtower that presents amazing views.
Calli Nature Preserve-Rock Rest Falls
Discover Calli Nature Preserve-Rock Rest Falls in North Vernon, Indiana: At the turn of the century, a chair like rock sat at the top of the falls and hosted the winner of a local beauty contest.
Hardtkapelle Wielenbach
Discover Hardtkapelle Wielenbach in Wielenbach, Germany: A hole in the floor of this chapel is said to have been created by a footprint of the devil.
Jimmy Possum Chair
Discover Jimmy Possum Chair in Deloraine, Australia: A faceless folk hero and his legacy of comfortable, expertly-crafted chairs lives on in a small Tasmanian town.
First Lot Sold At Auction Marker
Discover First Lot Sold At Auction Marker in Alexandria, Virginia: This small pedestal marks the spot of the first lot of land sold in Alexandria, Virginia in 1749.
Herľany Geyser
Discover Herľany Geyser in Herľany, Slovakia: One of the few cold geysers in Europe, its eruptions are powered by carbon dioxide.
Presa El Gasco
Discover Presa El Gasco in Las Rozas de Madrid, Spain: This 18th-century project to build the world's tallest gravity dam was never completed.