The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.

A tree grown from astronaut seeds which were exposed to cosmic rays.

Walk through the actual strap iron cells and solitary chambers of Arizona Territory’s first prison.

A Saint Nicholas-themed ghost town in the Mojave desert.

Legend says one of the world's largest marine geysers is actually a whale that got wedged within the rocks.

The largest dune field in the Mojave offers a chance of hearing the 'singing sands.'

A priest with no formal artistic training used basic house paint to create gorgeous religious scenes inside this historic church.

Try your hand at old-fashioned coffee growing at this museum devoted to one of the world's most coveted beans.

During the solar phenomenon "Lahaina Noon" this bendy, curvy sculpture forms a perfectly circular shadow on the ground.

This ancient Hawaiian henge may have been an early star chart.

This legendary urban waterfall creates a dazzling display of rainbows.

This blowhole is supposedly caused by a trapped monster.

The only royal palace on U.S. soil has been a territorial capitol, a military headquarters, and a prison for a queen.

This museum of Hawaiian and Polynesian culture is the legacy of the last descendant of the Kamehameha Dynasty.

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

These ancient sacred grounds granted amnesty to those who managed to reach them.

Hide from the tourist hordes in these relatively unknown, and unguarded lava caves.

Race through the maze, get your name on the sign.

These picturesque Hawaiian falls are home to a rare species of fish that uses a special sucker to climb up cliffs.

This black shoreline is made up of exploded lava particles.

Japanese national treasure originally built in 593 CE.

A plaque marks the site directly below the mid-air detonation of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima.

One of the world's largest tanks mimics the experience of watching rare whale sharks, giant rays, and deep sea creatures from the ocean floor.

Elaborate series of tunnels where traces of mass suicide are still visible.