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Cervantes, Australia

Lake Thetis

One of the few places in the world home to living stromatolites.
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Balkanabat, Turkmenistan

Yangykala Canyon

Few people have ever heard of, let alone visited, one of Turkmenistan’s most impressive natural attractions.
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Hanksville, Utah

Kathline Rock View Area

This roadside stop between Goblin Valley is the perfect location to view some of the region's natural wonders.
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Hanksville, Utah

Mars Desert Research Station

A Mars simulation in the southern Utah desert.
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Torrey, Utah

Factory Butte

A striking, menacing sandstone peak towering above a landscape that's equal parts Mordor and the Moon.
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Iceland

Námafjall

In Northeastern Iceland lies something of an oxymoron: a steaming desert.
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Lautertal (Odenwald), Germany

Felsenmeer Lauteral

This natural "sea of stones" was once used by the Romans as a quarry.
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Utsunomiya, Japan

Oya History Museum - Subterranean Cave

This massive, beautifully-lit underground quarry leaves visitors in awe.
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Casper, Wyoming

Independence Rock

A popular rock that acted as a waymarker for American pioneers.
Veitshöchheim, Germany

The Geographical Center of the European Union

This tiny German village has staked claim to being the center of the union following Brexit.
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Ardmore, South Dakota

Ardmore Ghost Town

Abandoned businesses, homes, and rusted cars are all that remains of this stopover town.
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Campbell, Ohio

Iron Soup

There is beauty and history in the ruins of this former company town.
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Sonargaon, Bangladesh

Panam Nagar

This historic textile city was abandoned after being ravaged by fire.
Max Cortesi Added by Max Cortesi
Jeffrey City, Wyoming

Jeffrey City Ghost Town

This mining town boomed in the Atomic Age when uranium was gold, only to be abandoned when the industry collapsed.
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Peru

Q'eswachaka Rope Bridge

Keshwa chaca, among the last handwoven Incan bridges, crosses Apurimac Canyon in Peru.
Dylan Added by Dylan
Seattle, Washington

James Turrell Skyspace

An enclosed rotunda at the Henry Art Gallery in which viewers can look up and see the uninterrupted sky.
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Seattle, Washington

Harry Partch's Musical Instruments

A collection of odd-shaped and quirky sounding instruments handmade by a midcentury inventor-composer.
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Seattle, Washington

Burke Museum Ichthyology Collection

This remarkable collection devoted to the study of fish includes 1 million preserved specimens from all around the world.
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Seattle, Washington

Off the Rez Cafe

Where else would a linchpin of post-colonial Native American cuisine anchor the menu but a museum?
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Berkeley, California

Cafe Ohlone

This restaurant offers the original California cuisine.
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Tokyo, Japan

Harukor

Tokyo’s only Ainu restaurant serves Indigenous food from northern Japan.
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Rockford, Illinois

Beyer Stadium

This baseball diamond was home to the Rockford Peaches, a team featured in the hit film "A League of Their Own."
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Houston, Texas

The Hobbit Café

A taste of Middle Earth, in the middle of the Bayou City.
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Hutchinson, Kansas

Strataca, The Kansas Underground Salt Museum

Home to Hollywood history and a very special salt crystal.
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