Each year these high desert hills are absolutely covered with poppy flowers in a surreal show of nature.

These millipedes glow not out of attraction, but as a not-too-subtle warning.

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

The second-largest giant sequoia in the world.

Under the right circumstances, this waterfall in Yosemite briefly turns a luminescent fiery orange.

Eastern zen meets Western grit in these four little trees growing out of a rock on Lake Tahoe’s Nevada shore.

The viewpoint for this attractive, off-the-beaten-path waterfall is reached by a paved, wheelchair-accessible trail.

The oldest orange tree in California spawned a generation of citrus farmers.

A raised boardwalk winds through a thicket of stunted, century-old trees no more than nine feet tall.

A grove of "candelabra redwoods" deep in California's Lost Coast.

Featuring a casually threatening atmosphere along with dessert and coffee to die for.

This space rock fragment is one of the only meteors to have ever struck a human.

Since it formed millions of years ago, this cave system has been a sacred burial ground, a Prohibition-era speakeasy, and the center of an amusement park.

Abstract marble carving for an 8.5-pound rock.

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

Healing Springs that once ran red with soldiers' blood.

An old bank vault in Atlanta is now the eternal shrine to the King of Rock and Roll.

A local dive where religious kitsch, Southern identity, and queer culture collide.

A provocative museum dedicated to the genre and the harsh realities that inspired its origins.

A grassroots community effort in the 1970s led to the creation of this beautiful garden full of delightfully whimsical exhibits.

According to one local tradition, the entrance to the Voodoo underworld can be found in New Orleans through seven gates scattered throughout the city's French Quarter.

Storyville was New Orleans' historic red light district and hotbed of jazz music, sometimes referred to simply as "The District."

This New Orleans tree is filled with hidden chimes that produce a carefully tuned melody.

A hurricane-stricken oak tree has been reborn as a beautiful chainsaw artwork.