Whitethorn, California
Enchanted Forest
A grove of "candelabra redwoods" deep in California's Lost Coast.
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Whitethorn, California
A grove of "candelabra redwoods" deep in California's Lost Coast.
Leggett, California
This massive redwood tree has a hole in the base big enough to drive through.
Glen Ellen, California
The haunting ruins of Jack London's dream house.
Fort Bragg, California
A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.
Little River, California
A raised boardwalk winds through a thicket of stunted, century-old trees no more than nine feet tall.
Klamath, California
Two mammoth statues inspired by equally tall tales lure tourists to this roadside attraction.
Big Sur, California
Centuries of crashing waves carved out this small hole in the rock, which lights up at certain parts of the year.
Monterey, California
The oldest continuously operating church in California.
Ione, California
One of the oldest reform schools in the United States, home to wayward boys such as Merle Haggard, now abandoned.
San Simeon, California
The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.
Cambria, California
A house built from trash known as the poor man's Hearst Castle.
Hilo, Hawaii
Earth's tallest volcano is sacred to Native Hawaiians, and home to a dozen world-class observatories.
Hawaii
This black shoreline is made up of exploded lava particles.
Pāhoa, Hawaii
Watch the newest land on the planet form before your eyes.
Pāhoa, Hawaii
In 2018, Pohoiki Road was severed by lava flowing from the eruption of Kilauea.
Hilo, Hawaii
This legendary urban waterfall creates a dazzling display of rainbows.
Hilo, Hawaii
Hide from the tourist hordes in these relatively unknown, and unguarded lava caves.
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.
Flagstaff, Arizona
This historic national park is covered in the stunning ruins of red rock pueblos.
Holbrook, Arizona
See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.
Flagstaff, Arizona
A nature and cultural preserve named for its multitude of petroglyphs carved by the Northern Sinagua people.
Winslow, Arizona
This Route 66 classic sports a giant fiberglass rabbit that you can ride.
Winslow, Arizona
This public square capitalized on a single Eagles reference to bring some life back to an Arizona town.
Pine, Arizona
The largest natural travertine bridge in the world is nestled in a small canyon in central Arizona.