Baker, Nevada
The Bristlecone Pines of the Great Basin
The longest living non-clonal organisms on Earth.
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Baker, Nevada
The longest living non-clonal organisms on Earth.
Mullan, Idaho
A miner's handmade folk art fountains are tucked in the woods off a multilane highway.
Graybull, Wyoming
This largest dinosaur tracksite in Wyoming is one of the only in the world from the Middle Jurassic Period.
Vernal, Utah
Built for a motel, this cartoon dino is now a symbol of the area's paleontological heritage.
Hurricane, Utah
A tunnel with windows, so you don't miss out on the impressive views.
Kalapana, Hawaii
Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park is home to one of Polynesia’s largest petroglyph fields.
Kealakekua, Hawaii
A controversial memorial at the place where Captain Cook met his violent end.
Naalehu, Hawaii
The southernmost point in the United States is a beautiful place to look at but a deadly place to wade in.
Captain Cook, Hawaii
Try your hand at old-fashioned coffee growing at this museum devoted to one of the world's most coveted beans.
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
This unusual lava tube spouts seawater during high surf.
Kailua, Hawaii
Get up close and personal with these majestic fish.
Captain Cook, Hawaii
These ancient sacred grounds granted amnesty to those who managed to reach them.
Hilo, Hawaii
This legendary urban waterfall creates a dazzling display of rainbows.
Naalehu, Hawaii
A beach made of semi-precious green sand on the Big Island of Hawaiʻi.
Pepeekeo, Hawaii
These picturesque Hawaiian falls are home to a rare species of fish that uses a special sucker to climb up cliffs.
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.
Holbrook, Arizona
See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.
Hagerman, Idaho
An ordinary rancher stumbled upon one of the world’s largest collections of Pliocene horse fossils.
Mountain Home, Idaho
This Idaho state park boasts the tallest single-structured sand dune in North America.
Murphy, Idaho
Rare and gorgeous birds abound in this protected wildlife sanctuary.
Nampa, Idaho
A petroglyph map of the upper Snake River carved by prehistoric hunter-gatherers.
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
A black cottonwood gets a second life as a home for books.
Douglas, Wyoming
A scenic natural bridge with a creek running underneath.