Take shelter from Hawai'i's tropical heat under the massive canopy of largest Banyan tree on the island.

A cooled lava flow from the Haleakalā volcano formed these surreal-looking columnar basalt structures.

Ten acres of the Kula Forest Reserve make up this wonderous state park.

Climbing this abandoned railway leads to breathtaking vistas of O‘ahu.

At this rural museum, visitors can experience "Boomtown U.S.A.," a lifelike re-creation of an oil boomtown in the 1930s.

The state bird of New Mexico, constructed entirely out of garbage.

The hike through a narrow river flanked by the 2,000-foot-tall walls of Zion Canyon is one of the best in the world.

One man has installed bathtubs into the Utah desert floor to harness the powers of a natural hot spring.

Most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest.

Dramatic river bend surrounds a natural red-rocked pedestal.

Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."

A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.

Back in 1952, you could get a mushroom cloud chaser with your atomic cocktail.

One of the world's tallest Ferris wheels takes visitors high above Las Vegas in a spinning party room.

These markers are used to document elevation changes around the famed dam.

Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky.

Finally the worlds of UFO enthusiasts and beef jerky lovers have come together in this roadside shop.

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

A former utopian healing center created by a huckster and built by derelicts.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

The world’s largest concentrated solar plant generates as many problems as megawatts.

This former shopping outlet is now adorned with beautiful graffiti and murals.

Brightly colored 30-foot-tall totems light up the desert sky just outside Las Vegas.

A regular looking rock with an unbelievable history.