Spectacular views await visitors to this lake.

The only road through the heart of Glacier National Park.

This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

World War II-era Nazi compound nestled in the Santa Monica hills.

The site of an ancient Mississippian settlement that appears to have flourished during the 10th to 13th centuries.

Rocky cove with large smashing waves tied to an important Samoan cultural story.

Bridge that died in war and was resurected.

An abandoned coal mine reached by a steep hike.

One day a year it is legal to jump off of this astoundingly tall bridge that spans an Appalachian gorge.

Once connected to the outside world by a single train track, this ghost town is looked after by the National Park Service.

This Arkansas town is known for its gangster history, its healing waters, and now its brews.

This historic hotel on Bathhouse Row in Hot Springs National Park has a storied history of gangsters and baseball greats.

This super steep hike ascends 2,000 feet in less than a mile.

Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.

An abandoned quicksilver mining town surrounded by the Big Bend parks.

The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.

Ancient pueblos built into the base of a natural canyon wall.

This historic national park is covered in the stunning ruins of red rock pueblos.

This 4,000-foot-diameter hole is touted as "the most well known, best preserved meteorite crater on Earth."

Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.

Considered by many to be one of the most dangerous highways in Alaska.

A rare kind of blue bear can be found chiefly in the national park that shares their name.