A beach made of semi-precious green sand on the Big Island of Hawai'i.

The southernmost point in the United States is a beautiful place to look at but a deadly place to wade in.

This black shoreline is made up of exploded lava particles.

These picturesque Hawaiian falls are home to a rare species of fish that uses a special sucker to climb up cliffs.

Earth's tallest volcano is sacred to Native Hawaiians, and home to a dozen world-class observatories.

These ancient sacred grounds granted amnesty to those who managed to reach them.

A controversial memorial at the place where Captain Cook met his violent end.

A series of waterfalls and pools that flow through the 'Ohe'o Gulch and into the ocean.

A once-glowing grotto at the bottom of Waikapalae Wet Cave.

This industrial area was the dumping ground for massive amounts of trash, some of which washes up as tiny bits of sea glass.

This blowhole is supposedly caused by a trapped monster.

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

Once home to over 8,000 exiled Hawaiians suffering from Hansen's Disease.

What remains of the summer palace of King Kamehameha III.

The only royal palace on U.S. soil has been a territorial capitol, a military headquarters, and a prison for a queen.

A Hawaiian stairway to heaven—that you can't climb.

This museum of Hawaiian and Polynesian culture is the legacy of the last descendant of the Kamehameha Dynasty.

Race through the maze, get your name on the sign.

This ancient Hawaiian henge may have been an early star chart.