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

Bizarre lunar-like landscape with thousands of large stone "hoodoos."

These huge stone ovens in the desert fueled the Nevada silver boom, and may have also been a hideout for outlaws.

The only diamond mine in the world where you can keep what you find.

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

One of America's first planned communities is preserved in a state park.

A raised boardwalk winds through a thicket of stunted, century-old trees no more than nine feet tall.

An abandoned network of military bunkers and tunnels open for anyone willing to descend into the darkness.

This beautiful ancient site is dotted with perforated sandstone pillars considered sacred by some Native American groups.

This gorgeous beach hides behind two headlands in Oregon's Ecola State Park.

A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.

All aboard the world's longest miniature railway.

Trails through lava-carved tube-caves display sparkling bacteria and a rich history.

Make it an offering.

A bronze replica of half-consumed salt lick honors a quirky town tradition.

The victims of a free-floating Japanese bombing during WWII are remembered by this stone monument.

The unique circular corral belonging to the “Cattle King” of Oregon.

Shakespeare has been brought to life in this open air theater for the better part of a century.

A public fountain that spouts "health water" from a nearby spring.

A forensic lab dedicated to fighting crimes against wildlife.

A botanic garden full of trees twisted into fantastic shapes and positions.

A tourist attraction founded around a slumping cabin.

No one knows how this Pacific Northwest spruce tree came to have so many trunks.

An exercise in patience and imagination, where Mother Earth turned common stuff into precious hidden treasures.