A shockingly detailed small scale recreation of the temples of Abu Simbel.

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

Named after a bandit and the star of several Hollywood prehistoric landscapes, these sandstone formations are a historical part of the Los Angeles natural landscape.

Windswept and remote, this island was once the home of a rare mammoth and today is home to a rare tree.

The highest dunes in California are the most likely place in the area to hear the Singing Sands.

Only intact Ichthyosaur skeleton in the United States.

Breathtakingly blue walls shimmer inside the "Glacier Behind the Town."

An ice field known for harboring an infamous Martian meteorite turned out to contain the oldest air on Earth.

This abandoned Antarctic research station is a Soviet ghost frozen in time.

Come for the speed, leave in love with the desert.

A hidden slot canyon in the southern Nevada desert makes an unexpected oasis and scenic hike.

This rugged area of red rocks and arches is often considered one of the most beautiful places on Earth.

Dig for your own trilobites in this goldmine of invertebrates.

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

The damming of the Colorado River buried an iconic geologic formation before record-breaking drought brought it back.

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

Bizarre lunar-like landscape with thousands of large stone "hoodoos."

This roadside stop between Goblin Valley is the perfect location to view some of the region's natural wonders.

Once a menacing challenge for trailblazers, this trail is now the most scenic drive in Utah.

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

A geological bull's-eye visible from outer space.

Legends surround this jagged rock formation in the New Mexico desert.

One of the largest pieces of scientific equipment ever carried on a NASA space shuttle sits in a Chicago alley.

Years of archaeology, just chillin' by the water cooler.