A unique geological area spiked with wind-carved rocks that resemble teepees.

Home to New Mexico's longest bar, this watering hole also has a mining museum and a haunted history.

This popular pilgrimage site offers a hole filled with holy healing dirt.

Giant origami sculptures tucked into desert scenery beckon passers-by to explore further.

Life-sized sculpture of a blue whale made of hand-recycled plastic trash.

A sprawling collection of over 106,000 toys from around the world.

This giant pocket watch is the third iteration of a local landmark that has been standing just off the Santa Fe Plaza for over 100 years.

Apparently, the whole cosmos emanates from this plain concrete tower.

Albuquerque found the perfect use for tumbleweeds at Christmastime.

A beach made of semi-precious green sand on the Big Island of Hawai'i.

This black shoreline is made up of exploded lava particles.

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

The world's largest aggregation of great white sharks is at a mysterious spot in the middle of the ocean.

A once-glowing grotto at the bottom of Waikapalae Wet Cave.

This industrial area was the dumping ground for massive amounts of trash, some of which washes up as tiny bits of sea glass.

Now a pedestrian bridge, this was once part of a narrow-gauge railroad that ran along the east coast of Kauai.

A unique set of caves that spits waves back out into the ocean.

Inside, visitors are treated to the rich history of sugar farming and its impact on Hawaiian society.

A tunnel of hardened lava along Maui’s famous Road to Hana.

A cooled lava flow from the Haleakalā volcano formed these surreal-looking columnar basalt structures.

Watch the newest land on the planet form before your eyes.

A series of waterfalls and pools that flow through the 'Ohe'o Gulch and into the ocean.

More than 2,000 species of tropical plants call this nature preserve and sanctuary home.

This legendary urban waterfall creates a dazzling display of rainbows.