Places denycia Wants to Go

The haunting peak of an old church is all that remains of a drowned Brazilian city.

The crypts are so large they're basically their own underground church.

Part of one of the largest flooded cavities on the planet, and littered with prehistoric animal bones.

This lake’s emerald green waters are a spectacular sight, but it’s not a great place for a swim.

Bolivia's needle-like rock formations.

A brightly colored natural bridge formed by mineral-rich hot springs high up in the Andes.

A series of waterfalls so massive they straddle the border of Argentina and Brazil.

These lush groves of fan palms rise up like oases out of southern California's Colorado Desert.

This rock formation named for its unique shape is one of many that call the Alabama Hills home.

This former stomping grounds of the most eminent astronomers of the early 20th century.

This little valley along Highway 1 is engulfed by thousands of lilies during the spring season.

A volcanic tunnel illuminated by natural skylights offers a shaded respite from the desert sun.

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

This strange seaside tower got its name from a wealthy eccentric who would hide coins among its stones.

The rocks in this arid basin leave trails of movement behind them.

Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.

A spectacular slot canyon at the northern edge of Lake Mead National Recreation Area.

See Hoover Dam and the bypass bridge from a perspective usually off-limits to the public, and float the upper part of the Black Canyon National Water Trail.

An unusual slot canyon in the Aztec/Navajo Sandstone has a cross-section like an inverted old-fashioned keyhole.

A multicolored mineral mound dribbles piping hot spring water right off the side of a highway.

Meet Rita the Rock Planter, one of Danish sculptor Thomas Dambo's enormous wooden trolls.

A renovated hotel is bringing new life to a nearly-abandoned mining town in Colorado.

A short but powerful waterfall resides amid Colorado’s Great Sand Dunes.

It takes a nine-mile hike to reach these hot springs, but weary hikers are rewarded with stunning views and a warm soak.