Cavemen, elephants, and eagles greet passengers driving through the town's main intersection.

Surat Thani's official flower—and the world's largest—smells of rotting meat.

A dazzling temple featuring a towering 12-meter golden Buddha.

An enormous dragon scales the walls of this 17-story temple.

An oasis of shade and color amidst the bustle of the old city.

This nature center has one of the largest collections of native raptors in the Pacific Northwest.

While it is not equipped to peer into outer space this observatory looks like it was built on the moon.

This massive mushroom has spent centuries eating its way across a huge swath of Oregon.

The eerie remnants of an ancient forest were hidden under the sand for centuries.

1920's mining camp and environmental education center is serving to protect the surrounding forest, one of the last of its kind in the Pacific Northwest.

This lake in the Cascades lives up to its name, disappearing down a hole every spring.

This frequently-photographed waterfall takes only a short hike to visit.

This old-fashioned roadhouse's quirky neon sign is as famous as its enormous dumplings.

This natural wonderland is a unique chance to explore a Carolina bay, a mysterious geological formation of unknown origin.

The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."

Seemingly grown on some other world, these New Mexico rock formations look like a disused science fiction set.

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.

One man has carved a number of natural New Mexico caves into psychedelic sandstone temples.

An immersive environment that is part haunted house, part choose-your-own-adventure, and part jungle gym.

In the middle of a remote desert town is a surprisingly opulent hotel.

The longest continuous lava tube in Oregon.

An eccentric millionaire's personal curio collection includes at least one shrunken head.

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

Get a taste of the Wild West and a glimpse into the gold rush in Goldfield's oldest continually-running business.