Jasper, Alberta
Athabasca Glacier
This natural wonder is disappearing at an alarming rate.
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Jasper, Alberta
This natural wonder is disappearing at an alarming rate.
San Bernardino County, California
The abandoned train depot now doubles as a well-placed rest stop for those who take the road less traveled.
Amargosa Valley, Nevada
Water of undetermined depth has attracted rare fish and cult leaders alike.
Improvement District No. 9, Alberta
Though many were skeptical at first, these animal-specific routes across the Trans-Canada Highway have been a major conservation success.
Coolidge, Arizona
Some of the tallest ancient American ruins continue to inspire awe and curiosity.
Silver City, New Mexico
These ruins of a pre-Columbian cliff village are among the most beautiful and well preserved in New Mexico.
Springdale, Utah
The hike through a narrow river flanked by the 2,000-foot-tall walls of Zion Canyon is one of the best in the world.
Hurricane, Utah
A tunnel with windows, so you don't miss out on the impressive views.
Utah
The unusual patterns in this rock formation result from two distinct modes of weathering.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
This Yellowstone geyser may not shoot as high as the nearby Old Faithful, but it erupts for considerably longer.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
The only natural lake in the world that drains into both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
Moab, Utah
The fifth-longest natural arch in the world, and the longest outside China.
Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado
The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.
St. Augustine, Florida
The walls of America's oldest masonry fort famously "swallowed" cannonballs.
Staten Island, New York
Once America's longest-manned military fort, now an abandoned hulk.
Fayetteville, West Virginia
One day a year it is legal to jump off of this astoundingly tall bridge that spans an Appalachian gorge.
Peninsula, Ohio
A throwback train ride transports passengers through one of the lesser-known national parks in the country.
Bryson City, North Carolina
This road in the Great Smoky Mountains was supposed to assuage a displaced community, but ended up a $52 million dead end.
Brazil
Unusual rock formations eroded into a landscape of stone beasts.
La Paz, Bolivia
A valley of unique erosion patterns lends to a view like nothing on Earth.
Delabole, England
Britain's oldest and biggest hole in the ground.
Isle of Skye, Scotland
This dramatic landscape hidden on the Isle of Skye looks as though you've stepped into the magical realm.
Devon Island, Nunavut
The closest thing to Mars on Earth.