Do you want to explore the parts of Utah where mysterious terrains, salt deserts, expansive canyons, and ancient cultures are? Forget about the state’s more popular destinations and opt instead for the Bonneville Salt Flats, Needles Overlook, and Bears Ears National Monument. These enigmatic landscapes await in this U.S. state. Bonneville Salt Flats This getaway …
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Get Crowned by Miss America – Atlantic City, New Jersey
Regardless of the hard times this city has seen, or how aged it seems along the outskirts, there are still remaining pieces that testify to the splendor this city once knew. Of the most representative of this city’s past splendor is the Miss America Pageant. The pageant began in 1921 and for the majority of …
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Judaculla Rock – Cullowhee, North Carolina
You may have seen a postcard at some point in your life, made out of linen – a photo of Milas Parker, a local farmer, posing next to the Judaculla Rock. Who was he? And where is this rock? It wasn’t too long ago that this rock was almost all but forgotten, and nearly impossible …
The Big Hole – Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa
A vacation to the Northern Cape would not be complete without a deviation from the planned itinerary – especially if it doesn’t include The Big Hole. At one point in time, it was actually a hill with a flat top. Today, this hole is a whopping 705 feet deep. Its surface area is roughly 42 …
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Ol’ Hardhide – Ponchatoula, Louisiana
While known for milder things, like strawberries and American flags, Ponchatoula, Louisiana has a toothy mascot in the center of town that gives this community its edge. This mascot is known as Ol’ Hardhide, and he came to win the hearts of Ponchatoulans in 1972. In those days, his home was outside an ice cream …
Tianzi Mountain – Shentang Valley, China
In the northwest portion of Wulingyuan, Tianzi Mountain Nature Reserve looks like a forest of stone, straight out of a prehistoric movie – rocky pillar-like mountains that jut towards the sky, trees clinging in odd places, and mist drifting about as though you were high in the clouds. With the highest peak topping out at …