Places Calmmseas Wants to Go

This mesmerizing and surreal landscape features intricate patterns of white and red sandstone.

Giant pinnacles in the sun-scorched lands of Southern Utah have been nicknamed "white ghosts."

Once a menacing challenge for trailblazers, this trail is now the most scenic drive in Utah.

It's safe—and permitted—to walk across these twin natural sandstone arches.

This remote Colorado canyon is home to the second-largest collection of natural arches in the world.

The damming of the Colorado River buried an iconic geologic formation before record-breaking drought brought it back.

A geological oddity formed by two rivers carving out a mass of limestone on both sides.

Unlike most arches, this geological oddity formed in a volcanic dike.

This bird-shaped rock formation defies gravity, time, and classification.

A frozen oasis lies beneath the scorching New Mexico desert.

Natural sonic phenomenon comes with a grisly legend of murder and blood.

A unique geological area spiked with wind-carved rocks that resemble teepees.

This cave column thousands of feet below the earth’s surface is rightly named for one of the most colorful park rangers in history.

A cave's rare beauty held a cavernous secret hidden underground.

An immense cave that has served as an outlaw's treasure trove, an underground dance hall, a nuclear fallout shelter, and much more.

This sacred cavern, 400 feet deep, is home to millions of bats and an ancient burial ground.

Since it formed millions of years ago, this cave system has been a sacred burial ground, a Prohibition-era speakeasy, and the center of an amusement park.

A 40-foot waterfall flows into this unique natural swimming hole.

One of the deepest blue holes in the world.

Where a rare geological phenomenon created a section of rock that resembles a checkerboard.

A natural sandstone bridge nestled within a mature forest in southern Illinois.

The Old Man of the Mountain’s less-famous, but still beloved little brother is said to resemble a leader of the Abenaki tribe.

This sandstone gorge in New York State's Adirondack Mountains is home to waterfalls, flumes, and more.

Generations of rockhounds got their start at this beloved, historic mine.