Each year these high desert hills are absolutely covered with poppy flowers in a surreal show of nature.

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

This mountaintop refuge rehabilitates tigers, lions, bears, and more from illicit wildlife trade—and offers overnight lodging.

Dramatic river bend surrounds a natural red-rocked pedestal.

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

Rippling sand dunes frozen in the Arizona rock.

A 30-mile-long glacially-carved canyon leads to a massive pair of glaciers.

Every summer, the Mendenhall River greenbelt comes alive with an explosion of magenta flowers.

A rare kind of blue bear can be found chiefly in the national park that shares their name.

The king of U.S. high points towers over every other peak on the continent.

148 feet long and in the middle of a verdant forest.

These dramatic cola-colored falls have appeared in a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and a song by Sufjan Stevens.

Inside the Wayne County airport is an amazing collection of lights and sounds.

This lone tree and dramatic sandstone outcropping are so beloved by Michiganders they can be found on one of the state’s coins.

A popular place to pick up prehistoric coral fossils from the time when Michigan was an ocean.

This national park on the shore of Lake Michigan features remarkable dunes that lie at the heart of a Chippewa legend.

This freshwater spring fills with 10,000 gallons of water per minute.

A remnant of the last Ice Age, this lake is surrounded by fascinating rock formations.

According to the legend, this strikingly beautiful hill has miraculous healing powers.

This pebble beach is so beautiful that taking its rocks is against the law.

Its eclectic exhibits range from the world’s first motorcycle to Luke Skywalker’s Land Speeder.

In the Shawnee National Forest, amazing rock formations peer through the treeline.

An outdoor urban gallery of large-scale artworks by the world's most influential street artists.

A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.