An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

A herd of 150 bison live on California's Santa Catalina Island and are at the heart of an ongoing debate between environmental protection and economic expansion.

A controversial memorial at the place where Captain Cook met his violent end.

These ancient sacred grounds granted amnesty to those who managed to reach them.

This black shoreline is made up of exploded lava particles.

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

These picturesque Hawaiian falls are home to a rare species of fish that uses a special sucker to climb up cliffs.

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

A true treehouse near Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park.

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

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

The Bloemen Route, or “Flower Route”, stretches 25 miles through prime Dutch tulip country as a result of “tulip mania,” the world’s first economic bubble.

Monument to a brutal, ineffectual US bombing campaign and a sobering reminder of the human cost of the Vietnam War.