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Delta, Utah

Trilobite Quarry

Dig for your own trilobites in this goldmine of invertebrates.
Dylan Added by Dylan
Richfield, Utah

Pando, the Trembling Giant

One of the world's oldest and most massive living organisms is a grove of quaking aspens.
Facebook2702417 Added by Facebook2702417
Boulder, Colorado

NIST-F1 Cesium Fountain Atomic Clock

The clock that sets them all.
Added by Henry
Denver, Colorado

Packrat Antiques

Curios, scientific antiques, oddities for sale.
Green Valley, Arizona

Titan Missile Museum

America's only nuclear missile silo open to the public.
Added by Henry
Tucson, Arizona

309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group

The world's largest military aircraft cemetery.
littlebrumble Added by littlebrumble
Valentine, Texas

Prada Marfa

A Prada store in the West Texas desert that is never open for business.
gabeschwartz Added by gabeschwartz
Las Cruces, New Mexico

Prehistoric Trackways National Monument

Wee (and not so wee) footprints that insects and reptiles of the Paleozoic Era left behind.
Added by ekoptev
Quemado, New Mexico

The Lightning Field

In the remote high desert of New Mexico, a strange array of poles beckon fury from above.
jamesb Added by jamesb
Los Alamos, New Mexico

Black Hole of Los Alamos

Seller of surplus nuclear research materials.
Added by anotherfascist
Santa Fe, New Mexico

Loretto Chapel

Wedding chapel's mysterious spiral staircase said to be miraculously constructed.
Cedar Crest, New Mexico

TWA Flight 260 Crash Site

Deadly airliner crash preserved for those willing to climb and pay respects.
Added by philcrater
Nye, Nevada

Yucca Mountain Repository

Potential high level nuclear waste storage site for the next 10,000 years and beyond.
Added by LongNow
Inyo County, California

Sailing Stones of Racetrack Playa

The rocks in this arid basin leave trails of movement behind them.
Sponsored by Visit California
Dylan Added by Dylan
Gadamis, Libya

Ghadames

A beautiful oasis town dating back to the Roman period still serves as reprieve from the brutal summer sun in Libya.
serflac Added by serflac
Merzouga, Morocco

Erg Chebbi

God's Saharan sandbox of wrath.
dzamonja Added by dzamonja
Montesquieu-Avantès, France

Tuc d'Audoubert

15,000 year old bison sculptures.
serflac Added by serflac
Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via, France

Odeillo Solar Furnace

The world's largest solar furnace uses 10,000 mirrors to concentrate the sun's rays to generate power.
Setenil de las Bodegas, Spain

Setenil De Las Bodegas

A Spanish town built into the cliffs.
serflac Added by serflac
Imlil, Morocco

Kasbah du Toubkal

A Moroccan getaway in the mountain range that plays the Himalayas' stunt double.
Kergin Added by Kergin
Ichigualasto, Argentina

Ischigualasto

Massive rock sculptures formed during the time of the dinosaurs still stand undisturbed.
nbj914 Added by nbj914
Kasukabe, Japan

G-Cans: the World's Largest Drain

The world's largest drain sits below the city of Kasukabe, Japan.
Added by CPilgrim
Chicago, Illinois

The Violet Hour

A speakeasy takes on Chicago's drinking culture.
Added by lizzieboyle