Once the tallest building in the world, this abandoned church is now a monument to the destruction of WWII.

This museum of Hawaiian and Polynesian culture is the legacy of the last descendant of the Kamehameha Dynasty.

This World War II-era bunker is now packed with posters and props from movies and TV shows filmed nearby.

A tunnel of hardened lava along Maui’s famous Road to Hana.

An absolutely beautiful 200-foot stained glass installation traces the evolution of knowledge.

This plaque marks the site where the penultimate chapter in the journey of two doomed boys unfolded in an imagined parallel universe.

An obscure waterfall that looks like something out of a fantasy novel.

Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.

This naturally heated mountainous creek has created a group of neon blue pools of potentially deadly boiling water.

A charming desert roadside bakery that produces 10 times more bread daily than it has residents in its town.

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

This Texas windmill field celebrates the power and majesty of the very winds that blow.

The Grand Canyon of Texas.

A time-capsule monument reminding future generations of the importance of efficient and effective use of natural resources.

A spiritual vortex among the red rocks in Sedona.

Once a year, at exactly 11:11 a.m., this monument comes to life.

Massive crater in central Oregon.

The Wonder Road aka Doobie Lane, a mile-long strip of dirt road filled with folk art.

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

This massive crater in the middle of nowhere was used to train astronauts for moon landings.

This Old West eatery along America's Loneliest Road was originally a stop on the Pony Express.

The southernmost point in the United States is a beautiful place to look at but a deadly place to wade in.

Watch the newest land on the planet form before your eyes.

Earth's tallest volcano is sacred to Native Hawaiians, and home to a dozen world-class observatories.