Possibly the world's largest coin stands just outside of a Canadian science center.

This natural sea cave hides a small wonderland of natural turquoise beauty.

The drama of nature in full effect in this Nevada State Park.

A gothic palace of endless stalagmites and pseudoscorpions waits within one of the world's most beautiful caves.

Rich red almandine gemstones are waiting inside the volcanic rock strewn across this eastern Nevada hillside.

A stretch of highway even lonelier than the so-called "Loneliest Road in America."

Graffiti, cars, and religion combine to create this jungle of scrap in the Nevada desert.

One of the best places to dig—some say on the planet—for six different types of chalcedony.

In the middle of a remote desert town is a surprisingly opulent hotel.

Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.

This naturally heated mountainous creek has created a group of neon blue pools of potentially deadly boiling water.

A charming desert roadside bakery that produces 10 times more bread daily than it has residents in its town.

Once thought to be the oldest living tree in the world, Methuselah was germinated before the Egyptian pyramids were built.

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

The hundreds of movies and television shows shot in this high desert town are commemorated in a unique museum.

Spectacular volcanic cliffs along the Crooked River invite hiking, rock climbing, and photography.

A sprawling cave network created by a lone lava tube.

Atop an active stratovolcano, two lakes separated by a narrow strip of land.

Rushing water plunges over a 100-foot drop created by an ancient lava flow at this majestic waterfall.

Stroll through a wonderland of stupendous moss-covered trees.

A surreal landscape where fanged rocks rise from the ground and the ocean feels like a great mystery.

Shoreline strewn with the remains of ghostly fallen trees.

The winter home of millions of migrating monarch butterflies.

Riding on a pair of architectural dragons, this Thailand temple holds murals full of lurid imagery.