Named after a bandit and the star of several Hollywood prehistoric landscapes, these sandstone formations are a historical part of the Los Angeles natural landscape.

This futuristically sylvan church is a glass-enclosed marvel of modern architecture.

This natural wonder drops 16 stories straight down through rare flora and streaming waterfalls.

Who needs fancy modern water slides when this giant North Carolina rock works just as well?

Legends surround this jagged rock formation in the New Mexico desert.

The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.

The longest living non-clonal organisms on Earth.

The scuba diving training facility was named for the steam that rises from the cave's chimney.

Where manatees are the snowbird vacationers in these balmy Florida springs.

A clear blue swimming hole with hidden caves, still unexplored.

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

Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.

This geothermal hot spring hides beneath a slowly growing mineral dome.

The hike through a narrow river flanked by the 2,000-foot-tall walls of Zion Canyon is one of the best in the world.

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

Oregon's unexpected high desert, displaying layers of time in a colorful show.

Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.

A stunning, two-tiered waterfall made famous by poets, artists and the legend of a ghost dog.

Each year these high desert hills are absolutely covered with poppy flowers in a surreal show of nature.

Odd outsider art installations surround a Gold Rush-era ghost town.

The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.

Stroll through a wonderland of stupendous moss-covered trees.

Crystal clear lake with a shoreline of travertine located in a Colorado canyon.

This secluded aqua waterfall in the Grand Canyon is the perfect swimming hole, and the Havasupai tribe's fiercely protected natural wonder.