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Circleville, West Virginia

Nelson Rocks Via Ferrata

This harrowing climb along West Virginia's jagged spires is one of the only Via Ferrata on America's east coast.
Palm Springs, California

Tahquitz Creek Falls

At the western edge of Palm Springs, a rugged desert canyon trail leads to a waterfall at the base of the San Jacinto Mountains.
An empty vein between two rocks that was once rich with iron ore.
York, South Carolina

Colonial Iron Mine

During the American Revolutionary War, iron excavated from this mine was used to make swords, cannons, and more.
A stone house with red roof overlooking a green lawn as shown from the side.
Moultonborough, New Hampshire

Castle in the Clouds

The early 20th-century home features cutting-edge technology of the day, such as ammonia refrigeration and needle showers.
Daniel Hogan and Eli Schwat tow a sled of gear out to the Kettle Ponds study site this March.
science

The Curious Case of the Colorado River’s Missing Water

Researchers are trying to unravel the mystery of snow that falls but never shows up in the river.
Bella Biondini August 7, 2023
Nye County, Nevada

Fang Ridge

Red rock "fangs" jut out of the desert near the Extraterrestrial Highway.
Toyohashi, Japan

Mount Ishimaki

A long-worshipped mountain, considered a "power spot" and suspected to be an ancient pyramid by some.
Sir Lowry's Pass, South Africa

Gantouw Pass Wagon Trail

These 250-year-old wagon tracks are a lasting sign of Dutch migrants crossing the mountains.
Huntsville, Alabama

Hotel Monte Sano

This 19th-century hotel and spa hosted famous guests like like the Vanderbilt family, William Waldorf Astor, Helen Keller, and Jay Gould.
Sepp Kipfstuhl of the East Greenland Ice-Core Project examines a sample taken from where fast-moving and slow-moving ice meet in the Greenland Ice Sheet.
science

Wonder Is Everywhere: The New Tornado Alley, the Coolest Library in the World, and More From Around the Web

Get a peek into what we’re obsessed with right now.
April White June 23, 2023
Paint Mines Interpretive Park
Itinerary

9 Hidden Wonders in Eastern Colorado

Roam with dinosaurs, scale the minarets of an actual castle, witness rare birds, and revel at starry skies.
A long-necked, plesiosaur-like creature, known as Nahuelito, has been spotted from the banks of Nahuel Huapi Lake in Patagonia for millennia.
cryptozoology

Argentina’s Loch Ness Monster Lurks Beneath a Patagonia Lake

Nahuelito’s plesiosaur visage can be found all over the small town of Bariloche.
Juan Relmucao May 2, 2023
Just 50 miles southeast of downtown Los Angeles, a field of California poppies paints Walker Canyon a vibrant orange. The poppies appear in several Indigenous legends. In one Chumash story, a talking lizard describes the flowers by saying, “it is as if the sun itself is on the ground.”
flora

Stunning Wildflower Superbloom Photos That Will Have You Racing to the Hills

Orange, yellow, and purple petals blanket the southwestern United States.
Sarah Durn April 14, 2023
The sun rises on the badlands of Death Valley National Park. On a summer morning, the temperature may already be over 100 degrees.
fauna

The Park Ranger Who Lives and Works in the Hottest Place in North America

In a vast, remote land of extremes, wild animals, plants, and humans adapt to survive.
The 16th president, seen here in an engraving from the 1860s.
science

Wonder Is Everywhere: Presidential Relics, a Surprising New Orchid, and More From Around the Web

Get a peek into what we’re obsessed with right now.
April White March 31, 2023
Big Walker Mountain Fire Tower
Wytheville, Virginia

Big Walker Lookout

A 100-foot metal tower and swinging bridge that provides stunning views of mountains in five states.
Ensign Peak
Salt Lake City, Utah

Ensign Peak

In 1847, Brigham Young climbed this hill to survey the Salt Lake Valley and saw a fine place to build a city.
Every year in the remote reaches of northeastern Georgia, shepherds drive hundreds of sheep along a dangerous mountain trail to seasonal pastures. In May and June, shepherds make the trek up to pristine summer pastures high in the Caucasus Mountains. Then, in September and October, they drive the sheep back down to the valleys below.
art

The Stark Beauty of Tushetian Shepherds’ Journey Across Georgia’s Caucasus Mountains

These stunning photographs reveal the determination and resilience of a centuries-old way of life.
Sarah Durn March 2, 2023