A 56-foot tall statue of the god of fire looks out over Birmingham, Alabama.

Once one of the largest producers of pig iron in the world.

Every last book in this bookstore is signed by the author.

The highest point in Alabama was almost completely deforested, but is now home to protected towers and trees.

You have to love a museum with a truly dedicated focus. A focus on Superman, for example.

The notorious Wild West outlaw was raised in this unassuming abode.

The fifth-longest natural arch in the world, and the longest outside China.

The marker offers a rare chance to be in four U.S. states at once, though there's some controversy over its geographic accuracy.

This rugged area of red rocks and arches is often considered one of the most beautiful places on Earth.

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

A house carved into a rock in the 1940s.

Silver in the hills led to the speedy creation of this boom town and a lack of it saw the town abandoned nearly as quickly.

These faux-cliff dwellings allow visitors to climb around on a replica archaeological site.

The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.

A breathtaking array of ancient Pueblo structures and artifacts counterintuitively preserved by neglect.

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

According to legend, this rock represents a young girl trapped by an evil ocean spirit.

The park preserves a single, rare species of carnivorous plant that spells doom for unsuspecting insects.

Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.

The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.

On the Oregon coast there is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.