The only natural lake in the world that drains into both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

This Yellowstone geyser may not shoot as high as the nearby Old Faithful, but it erupts for considerably longer.

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

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

The first declared National Monument in the United States.

A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.

This public square capitalized on a single Eagles reference to bring some life back to an Arizona town.

The highest paved road in North America winds its way up Mount Blue Sky in Colorado to an altitude of 14,130 feet above sea level.

These faux-cliff dwellings allow visitors to climb around on a replica archaeological site.

When ecosystems collide in the arid Southwest.

Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

This naturally-sourced hot spring is now home to a clothing-optional resort.

Neal Cassady may still have an open tab at one of Denver’s oldest watering holes.

This fairy tale-themed amusement park is now abandoned, and childhood metaphors abound.

A giant green dragon crawls down from the roof of the Providence Children's Museum.

Ironically this massive termite is the mascot for a company that is acclaimed for killing his kind.

The place where Samuel "Slater the Traitor" brought the Industrial Revolution to America.

The second oldest Jewish graveyard in the U.S. is tiny, with connections to George Washington and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

The idyllic colonial home of the artist behind the famous portraits of George Washington and Thomas Jefferson.

The only surviving fragment of the lost Narragansett Pier Casino.

A single light illuminates one man's overshadowed contributions to street lamp history.

This beach-side arcade is believed to be the oldest penny arcade in America.

This lighthouse was witness to the end of WWII hostilities and now collects creepy cairns.

The secluded beach getaway from Wes Anderson's dreamy summer romance.