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A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

Giant busts of 42 U.S. presidents sit, crumbling in a field in Virginia.

A semi-scholarly approach to sex.

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

A hands-on traveling collection of the innovative devices of yesteryear.

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.

The land is full of geologic eye candy, such as otherworldly spires, mushroom-shaped hoodoos, and prehistoric fossils.

For two weeks every June, fireflies in the Smoky Mountains perform an astonishing light show.

Crystal clear lake with a shoreline of travertine located in a Colorado canyon.

A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.

A sharp bend in a dramatic river canyon cut through red rocks.

An emerald-green grotto just a short trip from Austin.

This abandoned subway station beneath the Waldorf-Astoria hotel is allegedly used to secretly transport presidents.

Manhattan’s Battery Park has a whimsical carousel full of spinning, glowing fish.

These remote Florida islands have a history of sea turtles and sunken treasures, and one of the world’s largest coastal brick fortresses.

This secluded aqua waterfall in the Grand Canyon is the perfect swimming hole, and the Havasupai tribe's fiercely protected natural wonder.

An immersive environment that is part haunted house, part choose-your-own-adventure, and part jungle gym.

A collision of human error and natural geothermal pressure created this rainbow-colored geologic wonder.

Wondrous sandstone hoodoos where Native Americans collected clay for pottery, 9,000 years ago.

Bring your own cardboard to the slippery slopes of concrete hidden in a neighborhood park.

On the Oregon coast is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.

These old stone ruins in the Oregon wilderness were once bathrooms and are steeped in legends of murder.

Most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest.

America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.