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

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

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

A Mars simulation in the southern Utah desert.

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

In Northeastern Iceland lies something of an oxymoron: a steaming desert.

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

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

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

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

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

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

This historic textile city was abandoned after being ravaged by fire.

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

Keshwa chaca, among the last handwoven Incan bridges, crosses Apurimac Canyon in Peru.

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

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

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

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

This restaurant offers the original California cuisine.

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

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

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

Home to Hollywood history and a very special salt crystal.