This symbol of peace is appropriately positioned overlooking the Pacific Ocean.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."

This quiet park's strange sedimentary spires were named after Kodak's color film.

This rugged area of red rocks and arches is often considered one of the most beautiful places on Earth.

Jurassic Park—A Still Life.

This historic building provides a powerful glimpse into the lives of Japanese Americans forced to relocate during World War II.

A surreal landscape where fanged rocks rise from the ground and the ocean feels like a great mystery.

A tiny red pebble marks what may be the quietest outdoor spot in the United States.

This monument remembers the first Japanese Americans forcibly relocated during World War II.

The highest point in Washington state is a volcano covered in glaciers.

A geological mystery on Camelback Mountain.

Scale replica of China's ancient terracotta tomb warriors and Forbidden City are the side project of an eccentric millionaire.

The largest collection of political commercials in the world.

The collection is housed in an exquisite mansion that makes you feel like you've been transported to an Italian villa.

Nature's biggest mammal swims in landlocked Oklahoma.

This historic motel standing at the "crossroads of America" offers a radio in every room and was saved by local protesters.

Where the author wrote her beloved "Little House" books.

In the St. Francois Mountains in the Ozarks at 1,772 feet above sea level, Taum Sauk Mountain is the highest (and possibly oldest) peak in Missouri.

Giant granite rocks standing end-to-end like a train of circus elephants.

400 million-year old limestone caverns nestled in the Ozarks served as shelter and a hideout for cultures throughout North American history.

European castle ruins in an American state park are actually the product of death and grief.

A recreation of the doomed ocean liner in the middle of the Smoky Mountains.

The hotel where Martin Luther King Jr. was shot is now a museum dedicated to his work.