The best-preserved beehive tombs in Oman with spectacular backdrop.

This bronze sculpture was inspired by a photograph of Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife embracing after he won the Nobel Peace Prize.

Red ocher pictographs survive in this tufa rock shelter on the shore of an ancient lake.

These stained-glass windows are all that remains of a building that was the target of one of the biggest explosions in London after World War II.

The first woman in the United States to get a driver's license is buried here.

How did the front of a supersonic jet make its way to a display case in a Kansas City yard?

The smallest chapel in Europe is a moving testament to the love between a husband and wife.

A stone marker commemorating the first time sound was transmitted over wires.

Overshadowed by the theme park opposite it, this small museum explores a major moment in American history.

An old pay phone rewired to play local bird calls and songs at the press of a button.

One of the world’s most powerful corporations was established on a random Albuquerque street corner.

A superb Paleo-Christian baptismal pool is preserved among the ruins of ancient Sufetula.

A hidden slot canyon in the southern Nevada desert makes an unexpected oasis and scenic hike.

A well-preserved example from a 1920s network of airmail navigation arrows sits near Interstate 15 in southern Nevada.

This cave was hidden for thousands of years, storing the worldly goods of ancient Native Americans.

A sacred collection of indigenous rock art.

A natural waterslide in Brazil’s most expansive national park.

One of the best places to dig—some say on the planet—for six different types of chalcedony.

These towering spires and glowing walls are carefully crafted from hundreds of thousands of icicles.

Inside this old mill is a collection of images that will always remain frozen in time.

Winter and summer solstice aligned sculpture in the middle of nowhere.

An aromatic exploration of the rich history and flavors of this German town's famous gingerbread.

Tourists often confuse this beautifully ornate former cigarette factory for a mosque.

Slaughterhouse Five opens its dank doors to fans of Kurt Vonnegut.