The land is full of geologic eye candy, such as otherworldly spires, mushroom-shaped hoodoos, and prehistoric fossils.

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.

Stepping away from the glitz of mobsters and casinos to learn about the other history of Vegas.

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the former home of the second Voodoo Queen of New Orleans.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

There is no trying to fall in love with this Star Wars fountain, you just do or do not.

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

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.

The only theatre in the world constructed specifically for sound movement.

Shop selling 500 flavors of soda has something for everyone.

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.

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

This secluded aqua waterfall in the Grand Canyon is the perfect swimming hole, and the Havasupai tribe's fiercely protected natural wonder.

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

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

Dramatic river bend surrounds a natural red-rocked pedestal.

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

Most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest.

Bring your own cardboard to the slippery slopes of concrete hidden in a neighborhood park.

Rippling sand dunes frozen in the Arizona rock.

Non-profit time travel mart sells goods you would need for a trip through the fourth dimension.

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.