An awesome blend of traditional architecture and street art.

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

This black shoreline is made up of exploded lava particles.

Twelve unique carved plaques across Humboldt tell a story of the ingenuity and bravery of ordinary citizens during the city's burning.

This steep-walled ravine contains animal-shaped formations made from sandstone.

This historic Ellinwood hotel is also home to underground tunnels that were a popular haunt during Prohibition.

Part home garden, part sculpture field, part pseudo-science experiment, a trip to this place will leave you wondering if sea water isn't actually the elixir of life.

Savor the famous tempura-fried pork tenderloin sandwich at this long-standing Kansas City food counter.

This tiny island bears the name of Civil War veteran, fisherman, and local celebrity Richard Bassett.

P-town goes wild for the malassadas at this 87-year-old institution.

The site of an early Arthurian battle and the dwelling-place of prehistoric people and (possibly) an ancient race of giants.

Meet Rita the Rock Planter, one of Danish sculptor Thomas Dambo's enormous wooden trolls.

Five mythical trolls have taken up residence in woods and hidden on paths at the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens.

Take a stroll through this centuries-old tunnel of enormous moss-hung evergreens, nestled among the grounds of America’s first public sculpture garden.

A museum celebrating a couple who loved to travel the world and to bring its treasures back to Montezuma, Kansas.

A small museum celebrating the work of a Mississippi artist who had a unique connection with the natural world.

The largest protected conservation area in the Ozarks—a region that stretches into northern Arkansas and southern Missouri.

See a full-scale whale skeleton and experience the captivating culture of Alaska’s Native people at this heritage center in east Anchorage.

Natural hot springs hidden in the rainforest are only accessible by boat.

Towering sandstone rock formations where 'The Chronicles of Narnia' was filmed.

The largest mural in the world painted by a single artist.

A carnivorous plant paradise in a serpentine bog.

This site is home to ancient petroglyphs and pictographs dating back to 6,000 B.C.

This former ghost town high in the mountains of northern Mexico is now a pilgrimage site.