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Hide from the tourist hordes in these relatively unknown, and unguarded lava caves.

This legendary urban waterfall creates a dazzling display of rainbows.

More than 2,000 species of tropical plants call this nature preserve and sanctuary home.

These picturesque Hawaiian falls are home to a rare species of fish that uses a special sucker to climb up cliffs.

Earth's tallest volcano is sacred to Native Hawaiians, and home to a dozen world-class observatories.

This mom-and-pop Japanese sweets shop has been serving cloud-light mochi for almost a century.

Explore an early California pioneer's rancho hidden in LA's manufacturing hinterland.

An abandoned meat mecca now serves as an excellent locale for urban exploration.

The maximum security facility was once thought to have "the bloodiest 47 acres in America."

European castle ruins in an American state park are actually the product of death and grief.

This former mining town was named the most toxic town in America.

This constitutionally sound Muffler Man harkens back to the days these attractions were a must-see.

A pair of giant legs paying homage to a poem, a king, and it would seem, socks.

The Grand Canyon of Texas.

Some of the most unusual (and in some cases, disgusting) flavors of soda imaginable.

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

This unique graffiti art from the 1940s has become a staple of this local landscape in the remote California desert.

The set location for a 1987 cult classic draws international film buffs to the middle of the Mojave Desert.

This secluded date farm can be reached only by following a bumpy, single-lane desert road.

One of the last remaining Carpenter Gothic churches is situated on a wildflower conservatory overlooking the bay.

The stone walls of a home built to withstand a California wildfire still stand after more than a century.

Astronomers plan to launch a space telescope into orbit, to find out what exactly stands in the way of an asteroid hitting Earth.

A giant knight, sex education, date shakes, and Jesus coexist happily in this Coachella Valley desert oasis.

A Los Angeles cemetery that was once at the center of a Supreme Court dispute.