Littlefield, Arizona
Pumpkin Spring Pool
An arsenic-filled pool in the Grand Canyon takes on the appearance of a giant, overflowing pumpkin.
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Littlefield, Arizona
An arsenic-filled pool in the Grand Canyon takes on the appearance of a giant, overflowing pumpkin.
Bryce, Utah
Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."
Henrieville, Utah
This quiet park's strange sedimentary spires were named after Kodak's color film.
Kanab, Utah
Giant pinnacles in the sun-scorched lands of Southern Utah have been nicknamed "white ghosts."
Rockville, Utah
Settled by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1859, this abandoned frontier town has appeared in several films.
Shiprock, New Mexico
Legends surround this jagged rock formation in the New Mexico desert.
Boston, Massachusetts
This beautiful architectural gem was the first waste treatment facility in Boston.
Santa Barbara County, California
Windswept and remote, this island was once the home of a rare mammoth and today is home to a rare tree.
Carlsbad, California
The overgrown ruins of a once thriving World War I-era copper mine.
Los Angeles, California
The neighborhood shop is a sort of tiny cactus museum full of exotic specimens you can take home.
San Bernardino County, California
The abandoned train depot now doubles as a well-placed rest stop for those who take the road less traveled.
Carpinteria, California
Inky sludge oozes to the surface of this beach thanks to a rare natural tar seep.
Los Angeles, California
Beautiful Victorian buildings from L.A.'s forgotten architectural past.
Joshua Tree, California
The quirky salon doubles as a retro museum run by the world's leading "hairstorian."
Lompoc, California
With its peeling paint and faded sign, this theater-turned-recycling plant is a nostalgic relic of 1950s Americana.
Bolinas, California
This rare example of a "tidefall" is a spectacular drop from the cliffs down onto the beach.
Winterhaven, California
Since World War II people have been decorating this stretch of the Yuma desert with signatures arranged out of rocks.
San Francisco, California
Its buzzing collection honors vibrator history.
Santa Cruz, California
A strange house built only at night, with rumored mystic inspiration.
San Francisco, California
A winding path built in secret on the edge of the continent.
Rancho Palos Verdes, California
A Swedenborgian glass church surrounded by redwoods sits perched atop a massive landslide area.
Williams, Arizona
An homage to everyone's favorite prehistoric cartoon family.
Supai, Arizona
This secluded aqua waterfall in the Grand Canyon is the perfect swimming hole, and the Havasupai tribe's fiercely protected natural wonder.
Peach Springs, Arizona
One of the largest, oldest, darkest, quietest motel rooms in the world.