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Proxy Falls

Proxy Falls: Oregon's Vanishing Basalt Masterpiece

McKenzie Bridge, Oregon

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Pacific Northwest
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Morning Glory Pool: Yellowstone’s Fragile Thermal Masterpiece

Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

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Pacific Northwest
The Tree of Life

The Tree of Life: New Orleans’ Massive Oak with a Zoo View

New Orleans, Louisiana

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Southeast
Alice in Wonderland Statue

Alice in Wonderland Statue: Central Park's Interactive Bronze Wonderland

New York, New York

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Northeast
Garden of the Gods

Garden of the Gods: Colorado’s Towering Red Sandstone Spires

Colorado Springs, Colorado

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Southwest
Bisti Badlands

Bisti Badlands: A Surreal Labyrinth of Alien Hoodoos

Farmington, New Mexico

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Southwest
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Esmeralda Slide Park: San Francisco’s Hidden Hillside Escape

San Francisco, California

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West Coast
'A Sound Garden'

A Sound Garden: The Wind-Powered Instrument That Named a Band

Seattle, Washington

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Pacific Northwest
The Sonorous Stones of Ringing Rocks Park

Ringing Rocks Park: The Musical Boulder Field of Upper Black Eddy

Upper Black Eddy, Pennsylvania

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Northeast
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Caverns Grotto: Dine 200 Feet Below the Arizona Desert

Peach Springs, Arizona

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Southwest
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Desert Reef Hot Springs: A High Desert Geothermal Sanctuary

Florence, Colorado

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Southwest
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Greenacre Park: A Hidden Waterfall Oasis in Midtown

New York, New York

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Northeast
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Roosevelt Island Tramway: New York City's Rare Aerial Commute

New York, New York

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Northeast
Lake Shawnee Amusement Park

Lake Shawnee Amusement Park: A Haunted Fairground's Dark Legacy

Rock, West Virginia

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Southeast
The Narrows

The Narrows: Wading Through Zion’s Towering Slot Canyon

Springdale, Utah

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Southwest
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Japanese Tea Garden: A Living Legacy of the 1894 Midwinter Expo

San Francisco, California

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West Coast
Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Brooklyn Botanic Garden: From Stinky Blooms to Ancient Bonsai

Brooklyn, New York

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Northeast
Ra Paulette's Hand-Carved Caves

Ra Paulette’s Sandstone Caves: Subterranean Temples of New Mexico

New Mexico

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Southwest
'Wood Line'

Wood Line: A Serpentine Sculpture Hidden in the Presidio

San Francisco, California

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West Coast
The Ramble Cave

The Ramble Cave: Central Park's Sealed Underground Passage

New York, New York

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Northeast
Garfield Park Conservatory

Garfield Park Conservatory: A Lush Tropical Escape in the Windy City

Chicago, Illinois

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Midwest
Mesa Verde National Park

Mesa Verde National Park: Ancient Sandstone Cities Carved into Cliffs

Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado

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Southwest
Garden of Oz

Garden of Oz: A Hidden Mosaic Wonderland in the Hollywood Hills

Los Angeles, California

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West Coast
Horsetail Fall's Firefall

Horsetail Fall: Yosemite's Seasonal Cascade of Liquid Fire

Yosemite National Park, California

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West Coast
Multnomah Falls

Multnomah Falls: Oregon's Towering Year-Round Double Cascade

Corbett, Oregon

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Pacific Northwest
Hall of Mosses

Hall of Mosses: A Verdant Cathedral in the Hoh Rain Forest

Forks, Washington

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Pacific Northwest
Venetian Pool

Venetian Pool: A Mediterranean Grotto Carved from Coral Rock

Coral Gables, Florida

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Southeast
The Stanley Hotel

The Stanley Hotel: The Eerie Inspiration for The Shining

Estes Park, Colorado

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Southwest
Synchronous Fireflies of the Great Smoky Mountains

Great Smoky Mountain Fireflies: Nature's Synchronized Light Show

Gatlinburg, Tennessee

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Southeast
The High Line

The High Line: Manhattan's Sky-High Industrial Garden

New York, New York

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Northeast
Oz Park

Oz Park: A Whimsical Journey Through L. Frank Baum’s Legacy

Chicago, Illinois

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Midwest
White Sands National Park

White Sands National Park: A Shifting Sea of Pure Gypsum

Alamogordo, New Mexico

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Southwest
Paint Mines Interpretive Park

Paint Mines Interpretive Park: Colorado's Rainbow Hoodoos

Calhan, Colorado

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Southwest
Fly Geyser

Fly Geyser: Nevada's Accidental Technicolor Geothermal Marvel

Gerlach, Nevada

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Southwest
The SeaGlass Carousel

SeaGlass Carousel: A Luminous Underwater Ride in Battery Park

New York, New York

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Northeast
Havasupai Falls

Havasupai Falls: The Turquoise Oasis Hidden Deep in the Grand Canyon

Supai, Arizona

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Southwest
Hamilton Pool

Hamilton Pool: A Sunken Grotto and 50-Foot Waterfall

Dripping Springs, Texas

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Southwest
Horseshoe Bend

Horseshoe Bend: The Colorado River’s Massive Desert U-Turn

Page, Arizona

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Southwest
Hanging Lake

Hanging Lake: A Turquoise Basin Perched in Glenwood Canyon

Glenwood Springs, Colorado

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Southwest
Abandoned Jazzland

Jazzland New Orleans: The Sunken Relics of a Lost Theme Park

New Orleans, Louisiana

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Southeast
The Wave

The Wave: Arizona's Swirling Navajo Sandstone Ravine

Marble Canyon, Arizona

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Southwest
The Elevated Acre

The Elevated Acre: A Secret Meadow High Above Wall Street

New York, New York

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Northeast
Antelope Canyon

Antelope Canyon: Arizona's Labyrinth of Glowing Sandstone

Page, Arizona

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Southwest
Secret Tiled Staircase

16th Avenue Tiled Steps: A Mosaic Ascent in the Sunset District

San Francisco, California

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West Coast
Seward Street Slides

Seward Street Slides: San Francisco's Concrete Neighborhood Legend

San Francisco, California

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West Coast

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Arlo Midtown

Arlo Midtown

star 9.4

New York, NY, US

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The Godfrey Hotel Boston

The Godfrey Hotel Boston

star 9.0

Boston, MA, US

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Austin Marriott Downtown

Austin Marriott Downtown

star 10.0

Austin, TX, US

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Stanford Court San Francisco

Stanford Court San Francisco

star 9.0

San Francisco, CA, US

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