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

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

A pair of giant legs paying homage to a poem, a king, and it would seem, socks.

A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the "Golden Age" of the American automobile.

A popular swimming hole that hides one of America's most deadly diving spots.

A swing to dangle you off the very edge.

The story of Two Guns, Arizona could easily be described as a Shakespearian tragedy on Route 66.

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

A collision of human error and natural geothermal pressure created this rainbow-colored geologic wonder.

Rippling sand dunes frozen in the Arizona rock.

Dramatic river bend surrounds a natural red-rocked pedestal.

Most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest.

An abandoned whaling station on an active volcano offers hot springs in Antarctica, surrounded by ruined giants of industry.

A reproduction of earth's many biomes.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

Collection of skeletal systems from the "world's leading supplier of osteological specimens."

An immersive art experience built by local arts collaborative, Factory Obscura, in the building formerly known as The Womb, a psychedelic arts center founded by the frontman of the Flaming Lips.

Crumbling hotel echoes with the sounds of the '30s.

An emerald-green grotto just a short trip from Austin.

Paris' fabled purveyor of exotic taxidermy and natural history curios.