A collection of outdoor mystical statues paying homage to indigenous Australians and ecological stewardship.

Australian Lake set aglow by Noctiluca Scintillans.

An abandoned railroad tunnel is now filled with bioluminescent bugs.

Occult books, tarot, oddities.

An Australian lake whose pink hue defies scientific explanation.

The abandoned military base looks like a post-apocalyptic wasteland.

These enigmatic columns tower over the ruins of an ancient Toltec city.

This maze-like slot canyon is a unique gem within an already fascinating geological area.

A medieval bridge stretches over a sulfur-rich river that leads to year-round natural hot springs.

A chaotic collection of coin-operated slot machines designed to delight and disturb in equal measure.

Castro's communist ice cream mothership has been serving five-scoop "salads" for over 50 years.

A theme park that suffered massive flooding during Katrina was abandoned, and now proves irresistible to trespassing explorers.

A black and white painted wall creates an optical illusion in the California desert.

Nearly 300,000 acres of wildlife, natural splendor, and a hidden ghost town have been designated a national monument.

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

The drama of nature in full effect in this Nevada State Park.

Preserving the remains of Native American cultures which otherwise would have been submerged behind Hoover Dam.

Dramatic river bend surrounds a natural red-rocked pedestal.

Rippling sand dunes frozen in the Arizona rock.

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

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

Dig for your own trilobites in this goldmine of invertebrates.

This geothermal hot spring hides beneath a slowly growing mineral dome.

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.