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Imitation Airfield

This fake airfield was built as a decoy to protect a real airport from the Allied Forces.
Added by gertrudeabbring
Page, Arizona

Antelope Canyon

Most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest.
leiris Added by leiris
Page, Arizona

Petroglyph Beach

Archaeologists believe this panel of petroglyphs depicting descending sheep and other figures in Glen Canyon are 3,000 to 6,000 years old.
JAguirre Added by JAguirre
Page, Arizona

Horseshoe Bend

Dramatic river bend surrounds a natural red-rocked pedestal.
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Oatman, Arizona

Oatman

This once-booming Gold Rush town is now home to a herd of feral donkeys.
CoolCrab Added by CoolCrab
Inyo County, California

Badwater Basin

The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.
sebastianopagani Added by sebastianopagani
Bishop, California

Erick Schat's Bakkerÿ

A charming desert roadside bakery that produces 10 times more bread daily than it has residents in its town.
Added by hypnosis19
Lee Vining, California

Mono Lake

Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.
anhie Added by anhie
Mountain View, California

Computer History Museum

From the Difference Engine to the Cray-1, all under one roof.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
San Simeon, California

Piedras Blancas Elephant Seal Rookery

This stretch of beach along California's central coast is a busy highway for the largest seal in the northern hemisphere.
dannaj Added by dannaj
Namibia

Namib Sand Sea

A desert that rolls right up to the ocean, where it's so dry animals live off the fog.
Allison Added by Allison
Windhoek, Namibia

The Gibeon Meteorites

A public display of prehistoric space rocks is named for the Namibian village where they were found.
IvyMike Added by IvyMike
Windhoek, Namibia

National Museum of Namibia

Held in a fort that once stood for colonization of the area, this museum now tells the history of its indigenous people.
geographeratlarge Added by geographeratlarge
Walvis Bay, Namibia

The Raft

Hitch a boat ride to dine on stilts while watching wildlife.
Added by Omnia Saed
Garub, Namibia

Namib Desert Horses

Thought to be the only herd of feral horses in Africa and one of the most isolated populations in the world.
Added by bensongoring
Luderitz, Namibia

Shark Island

This deceptively beautiful island was once home to a German concentration camp and known as "Death Island."
daynix Added by daynix
Namibia

Kolmanskop Ghost Town

The remains of diamond fever taken over by the desert.
michelle Added by michelle
Namibia

Fairy Circles of Southern Africa

Unexplained bald patches in the landscape grow and recede over time, as though they are somehow alive.
Mark Casey Added by Mark Casey
Solitaire, Namibia

'Each and Every Word'

permanently closed
In Namibia there is an installation that explores the intertwined linguistics and existential beliefs of an imaginary community.
jase Added by jase
Namibia

Tropic of Capricorn Crossing

Road signs in Namibia mark the location of one of the five major circles of latitude.
Elaine Added by Elaine
Keetmanshoop, Namibia

Quiver Tree Forest

A rare cluster of alien-like plants grows along a dusty highway.
Blake Allen Added by Blake Allen
Cape Town, South Africa

Chapman's Peak Drive

This road winds through the steep coastal cliffside offering spectacular views for those who brave the drive.
JSmet Added by JSmet
Lambert's Bay, South Africa

Bird Island Nature Reserve

This small island off Lambert's Bay is home to more than 2,000 Cape gannets and is the only such breeding colony open to the public.
Added by HannahT
Keetmanshoop, Namibia

Canyon Farm Yard

A family-run camping spot in the Namibian desert.
edmkozakjr Added by edmkozakjr