A sharp bend in a dramatic river canyon cut through red rocks.

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

A graceful natural rock formation stands astride the point where the Gulf of California meets the Pacific Ocean.

A Lovecraftian altar of nightmarish bronze chairs sits ominously on a boardwalk in Puerto Vallarta.

This general store is a one-stop-shop for workers at the Prudhoe Bay oil field.

This gravelly, dangerous highway is the only road in the United States that leads to the Arctic Ocean.

The northernmost truck stop in the United States.

The stickered marker pinpoints where the only maintained road in the United States crosses into the polar region.

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.

The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.

A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.

One of nature's most well-scheduled phenomenons resides in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park.

The world's largest mineral hot springs is home to a herd of bison, a free public bath house, beautiful mineral formations, and a terrifying swinging bridge.

This museum details the history of a local miracle: The return of the critically endangered black-footed ferret, which was once believed to be extinct.

A popular rock that acted as a waymarker for American pioneers.

A devilishly named gorge that was a sign of salvation for many pioneers.

The high point on the 16th president's eponymous roadway is marked by a massive version of his head.

Even in death, he's still your huckleberry.

Take a dip in the world's largest mineral hot springs pool.

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

One of the world's oldest and most massive living organisms is a grove of quaking aspens.

The location along the shores of the Great Salt Lake of what was once called, "The Coney Island of the West", now sits barren due to arson and time.

Largest man-made excavation on earth!