A remote desert lookout offers unparalleled views of the California badlands for those who brave the trek.

Rising out of miles of farmland, these buttes are sometimes called the world's smallest mountain range.

This quiet park's strange sedimentary spires were named after Kodak's color film.

This narrow canyon has been carved by the river over thousands of years into spectacular and curious forms.

Even Henry David Thoreau found this glacial pothole irresistible.

These huge stone ovens in the desert fueled the Nevada silver boom, and may have also been a hideout for outlaws.

The scant remains of an expansive indigenous civilization can be seen at this Arkansas state park.

The only diamond mine in the world where you can keep what you find.

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

The Bong-area park police have asked visitors to please, stop stealing the signs.

At this Minnesota state park you can easily wade across the source of the mighty Mississippi.

Meet manatees face-to-face at this zoo for native species.

Foragers once flocked to this big beautiful bayou to hunt for pearls.

An abandoned network of military bunkers and tunnels open for anyone willing to descend into the darkness.

Who knew the Devil's domain was a hot spot for tubing?

This beautiful ancient site is dotted with perforated sandstone pillars considered sacred by some Native American groups.

This natural wonderland is a unique chance to explore a Carolina bay, a mysterious geological formation of unknown origin.

According to local lore, this narrow passageway through two large rocks was accidentally created by the devil himself.

The eerie ruins of a remote abandoned hamlet said to be founded by the survivors of a shipwreck.

This Big Sur waterfall drops 80 feet directly into the Pacific Ocean, and inspired the hillside house up top.

Lines from a walking song are etched into a rock in Natural Bridge State Park.

A pyramid commemorates the birthplace of James Buchanan, the 15th president of the United States

Surprisingly aquamarine waters fill deep lakes formed at the end of the last ice age.

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