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Submerged trees jut ghost-like out of an idyllic turquoise mountain lake.

Granny Smiths and Fujis can both be traced back to Kazakhstan, where apples still grow wild.

Ten acres of the Kula Forest Reserve make up this wondrous state park.

More than 2,000 species of tropical plants call this nature preserve and sanctuary home.

A model of a galactic embassy is hidden in plain sight along the highway, proposed by a UFO religion to find the aliens that created life on Earth.

Submerged lava formations create incredible waterworks.

A cooled lava flow from the Haleakalā volcano formed these surreal-looking columnar basalt structures.

A prehistoric landscape hidden in the cliffs of Maha'ulepu.

This legendary urban waterfall creates a dazzling display of rainbows.

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.

A series of waterfalls and pools that flow through the 'Ohe'o Gulch and into the ocean.

The island of Lanai in Hawai'i is a paradise for cats and cat lovers.

Watch the newest land on the planet form before your eyes.

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

A beach made of semi-precious green sand on the Big Island of Hawaiʻi.

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

A tunnel of hardened lava along Maui’s famous Road to Hana.

Earth's tallest volcano is sacred to Native Hawaiians, and home to a dozen world-class observatories.

This black shoreline is made up of exploded lava particles.

One toy collector's legacy of hundreds of unique items includes the most diverse display of northern indigenous dolls.

The cultural center preserves the history of the Tlingit tribe, who have lived in this Alaska village for more than 10,000 years.

Low tide reveals 8,000-year-old rock carvings in Southern Alaska.

North America's first frozen mummified remains of an ice age steppe bison, the 36,000 year-old mummy named "Blue Babe."