The island of Lanai in Hawai'i is a paradise for cats and cat lovers.

This ancient Hawaiian henge may have been an early star chart.

An authentic replica of an Asian temple and garden hidden amongst the natural beauty of Hawai'i.

A Hawaiian stairway to heaven—that you can't climb.

The air force base preserves its scars from the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

The only royal palace on U.S. soil has been a territorial capitol, a military headquarters, and a prison for a queen.

During the solar phenomenon "Lahaina Noon" this bendy, curvy sculpture forms a perfectly circular shadow on the ground.

Race through the maze, get your name on the sign.

What remains of the summer palace of King Kamehameha III.

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

Nearly 300,000 acres of wildlife, natural splendor, and a hidden ghost town have been designated a national monument.

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

Ancient human, animal, and geometric figures drawn in the earth.

This former Mormon settlement is reemerging from the receding waters of Lake Mead.

Preserving the remains of Native American cultures which otherwise would have been submerged behind Hoover Dam.

This stretch of beach along California's central coast is a busy highway for the largest seal in the northern hemisphere.

A Saint Nicholas-themed ghost town in the Mojave desert.

A glimpse into the lives of the the Miwok and Paiute people in Yosemite National Park.

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

This immigrant bridge once spanned the Thames but is now a fixture of an Arizona city.

The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.

A series of labyrinths in the Nevada desert inspire meditation and calmness.

Eulogizing an unknown man's unusual demise.

Graffiti, cars, and religion combine to create this jungle of scrap in the Nevada desert.