Red sandstone structures dominate this landscape, which has been inhabited for some 5,000 years.

The location where the iconic movie character declared it was time to go home.

The world's only teal arches exist in a city that cares more about its aesthetic than an Instagram influencer.

A nature and cultural preserve named for its multitude of petroglyphs carved by the Northern Sinagua people.

The most beautiful Taco Bell in the world even has surfboard parking.

This lonesome Monterey cypress has survived centuries of wind, salt, and at least one attempt at arson.

Centuries of crashing waves carved out this small hole in the rock, which lights up at certain parts of the year.

Home to a forest of whimsical pygmy Coast live oak.

Dedicated to one of the most successful boxers to compete in the heavyweight division.

The trials and tribulations of marking Poe's grave.

Baltimore's classic clock tower was once topped by a rotating, 20-ton medicine bottle.

A little marble compass above George Washington's (empty) tomb in the Capitol marks where D.C.'s four quadrants intersect.

These markers are used to document elevation changes around the famed dam.

Where a staggering 747 ships were constructed during World War II.

An optical illusion found amid a logged redwood forest.

The scant remains of an expansive indigenous civilization can be seen at this Arkansas state park.

The penultimate and final resting places of British General Edward Braddock—minus a few bits and pieces.

This monument marks the beginning journey of a wounded soldier's leg that ended up almost two states away.

This Big Sur waterfall drops 80 feet directly into the Pacific Ocean, and inspired the hillside house up top.

Canyon walls shrouded in ferns.

More than 700 species live within this murky marvel of a swamp on California's coast.

Steinbeck's old stomping grounds, immortalized in Cannery Row.

One of the most elaborate displays of Jellyfish is on display at the aquarium.

This rock formation named for its unique shape is one of many that call the Alabama Hills home.