Dinosaurland (Vernal, Utah)
The small city of Vernal, Utah, roughly 175 miles (280 km) east of Salt Lake City is known its beautiful scenery but offers a more interesting attraction to those whose interests lie in the strange …
Hiking
Hiking the Appalachian Trail
As days of walking slowly turn into weeks, and weeks then slowly turn into months, hiking the Appalachian Trail turns from an outdoors experience, to a grueling, yet self-imposed, slow motion wilderness adventure. As spring …
Ooh Aah Point (Grand Canyon, Arizona)
Ooh Aah Point along the South Kaibab Trail in the Grand Canyon National Park is one of the most well-named locations in the world. The breathtaking views from the point are a short 1.8 mile …
The Breakaways (South Australia)
One of Outback South Australia’s best-kept secrets, The Breakaways Conservation Park, previously known as The Breakaways Reserve or just The Breakaways is a protected region in South Australia 21 miles north of Coober Pedy. Under the management …
Wave Rock (Hyden, Western Australia)
Wave Rock is a natural rock formation with one of the most descriptive names an international attraction could possibly have. It is literally a long piece of rock that looks quite like a wave. The …
Rainbow Mountain (Cusco, Peru)
In the Ausangate mountain region of the Peruvian Andes just a few hours outside of Cusco, Peru are mountains so uncommonly colored that they have become internationally known as Rainbow Mountain (not to be confused with The …
The Dragon’s Backbone / Longji Terraced Rice Fields
The Dragon’s Backbone (Longji Terraced Rice Fields) has got to be the best possible name to describe what is essentially a complicated group of terraced rice farms. Construction of the terraces began during the Yuan Dynasty …
Mill Ends Park (Portland, Oregon)
Mill Ends Park is the smallest urban park in the world. Located in a median strip on the SW Naito Parkway in Portland, Oregon, Mill Ends Park is a circle shaped plot of land 2 …
Monument Valley
Monument Valley is a large region of the Colorado Plateau and a Navajo Tribal Park, the equivalent to a national park. The isolated red mesas and sandstone buttes are surrounded by empty, but beautifully colored …
The Great Wall, China
The Great Wall of China is one of The New7Wonders of the World, and with its 13,171 miles (21,196 km) of length is actually a series of fortifications, earth mounds, and small connecting walls rather …