A sculpture of the famous photograph stands on San Diego's "Greatest Generation Walk."

An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.

One of the largest trees of its kind in California.

Swarms of butterflies cannot compare to the awe inspired by the publicly-funded nakedness once displayed in this sunken garden.

North America's largest accredited model railroad museum.

The world's largest outdoor organ is played weekly by one of just two civic organists in the U.S.

An inconspicuous footbridge beloved by San Diego locals.

An ode to the friendship between four Pacific Rim countries.

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

Get three sheets to the wind at this desert winery with a nautical theme.

A 19th-century Baja cantina that many say is the birthplace of the margarita.

Legend says one of the world's largest marine geysers is actually a whale that got wedged within the rocks.

Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky.

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

This 4,000-foot-diameter hole is touted as "the most well known, best preserved meteorite crater on Earth."

See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.

These mid-century motels once housed the workers who built the Glen Canyon Dam.

This isolated outpost was once the only place to cross the Colorado River for hundreds of miles.

These elusive, isolated rodents evolved into a distinct, locally iconic subspecies.

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

Despite its name, this route in southern Utah offers a heavenly day trip.

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

Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."

An improbable waterfall springs from an orange-white cliff face, tumbling into the headwaters of the Virgin River above Zion National Park.