Places educatorclaire Wants to Go

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.

A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.

The first declared National Monument in the United States.

A strange mishmash of ruins and abandoned structures hint at the park's many lives.

One of the largest helium balloons in the U.S. is a 112-foot ginormous orange.

Southern California’s Theme Park Beginnings.

A miniature view of the park, caught in time.

A black and white painted wall creates an optical illusion in the California desert.

Early prototype for Frank Lloyd Wright's Guggenheim.

Floating man-made island and upscale restaurant.

A museum dedicated to a sea that should have never been.

World War II-era Nazi compound nestled in the Santa Monica hills.

A water tower shaped like a giant coffee pot looms over a small Swedish village in Central California.

A statue commemorating the heroic life of a Viking postman who was the Godfather of California skiing.

One of the most elaborate displays of Jellyfish is on display at the aquarium.

Thousands of turbines whir at the origin of North American wind power.

An old whaling station now serves to give the public a look at the commercial whaling industry, no longer a part of Monterey's economy.

"The greatest unknown literary treasure in Los Angeles."

A giant can of fruit cocktail is all that remains of what was once the world's largest cannery.

A dry lake is what remains of a community founded on a real estate scam.

Housed in a memorial lighthouse, this museum relays the history of surfing, beginning with the antics of royal Hawaiian teenagers.

A lighthouse built to save lives that took quite a few with its treacherous location.

Wild West history in Hollywood style.