Sells, Arizona
McMath-Pierce Solar Telescope
The biggest solar telescope in the world helps reveal the secrets of our sun.
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Sells, Arizona
The biggest solar telescope in the world helps reveal the secrets of our sun.
Green Valley, Arizona
America's only nuclear missile silo open to the public.
Arco, Idaho
Home to the deepest rift anywhere on Earth.
Marble Canyon, Arizona
Rippling sand dunes frozen in the Arizona rock.
Delta, Utah
Dig for your own trilobites in this goldmine of invertebrates.
Mexico City, Mexico
66,000 pieces of art, donated by one of the world's richest men.
Anaconda, Montana
A smoke stack so large, the Washington Monument could fit inside!
Herriman, Utah
Largest man-made excavation on earth!
Butte, Montana
New fungal and bacterial species call this deadly lake home.
Syracuse, Utah
The largest island on the great salt lake is home to curious creatures and strange stories.
Saint Peter's, Montserrat
A city continually buried under the ash of a volcano that has been erupting for more than 15 years.
Bryce, Utah
Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."
Hanksville, Utah
A Mars simulation in the southern Utah desert.
Naica, Mexico
A gargantuan crystal kingdom.
Speers, Saskatchewan
The Twisted Trees of Alticane are an unnerving grove of Quaking Aspen, apparently mutated from a single source, giving them a twisted and unnatural appearance.
Alamogordo, New Mexico
Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.
New Mexico
Twice a year, visitors can tour the desolate site that birthed the Atomic Age.
Cedar Crest, New Mexico
Deadly airliner crash preserved for those willing to climb and pay respects.
Jemez Springs, New Mexico
A unique geological area spiked with wind-carved rocks that resemble teepees.
Belize
A massive underwater sinkhole made famous by Jacques Cousteau.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
This pseudo-steampunk weapons facility is the world's largest wood and glue structure, and packs quite a wallop.
Los Alamos, New Mexico
Seller of surplus nuclear research materials.
Carlsbad, New Mexico
A cave's rare beauty held a cavernous secret hidden underground.
Leadville, Colorado
Abandoned silver mine strewn with wrecked and twisted structures.