Dramatic river bend surrounds a natural red-rocked pedestal.

Rippling sand dunes frozen in the Arizona rock.

The only road through the heart of Glacier National Park.

An apocalyptic seismic event creates a deadly chain reaction that ends with a 6-mile long lake developing within weeks.

Sunset-colored dunes of volcanic ash make taking a poor photo impossible.

The largest dune field in the Mojave offers a chance of hearing the 'singing sands.'

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.

Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.

The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.

This picturesque cliffside beacon no longer calls to sailors but shines once a year in honor of a famous shipwreck.

This massive roadside mascot was the first version of the giant to illustrate his butt.

A mysterious light in the wood, rumoured to be the the ghost of a railroad brakeman.

One of the world's oldest and most massive living organisms is a grove of quaking aspens.

A whale rib was used to advertise the store by the arch that offered exotic goods from far away.

Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.

A musical instrument played by the sea.

A chain of 16 wondrous lakes formed as a result of the gradual dissolution of soluble layers of bedrock.

A whimsical bridge adorned with decorative dragons.

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

These medieval ruins have survived since the 12th century, even providing shelter from the Nazis.

An icy lake tucked among jaw-dropping alpine panoramas.

See just what life was like in a 19th-century prospecting town.

A public fountain that spouts "health water" from a nearby spring.