Kilauea, Hawaii
Mokolea Lava Pools
Submerged lava formations create incredible waterworks.
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Kilauea, Hawaii
Submerged lava formations create incredible waterworks.
Kapaʻa, Hawaii
This monument built by Japanese American immigrants spent decades underground.
Koloa, Hawaii
A prehistoric landscape hidden in the cliffs of Maha'ulepu.
Koloa, Hawaii
This blowhole is supposedly caused by a trapped monster.
Eleele, Hawaii
This industrial area was the dumping ground for massive amounts of trash, some of which washes up as tiny bits of sea glass.
Hanapepe, Hawaii
An historic, one-lane, pedestrian suspension bridge on Kauai.
Kapaʻa, Hawaii
Now a pedestrian bridge, this was once part of a narrow-gauge railroad that ran along the east coast of Kauai.
Wailea-Makena, Hawaii
A cooled lava flow from the Haleakalā volcano formed these surreal-looking columnar basalt structures.
Waimea, Hawaii
This ruined fort and statue are a testament to the last king of Kaua‘i’s savvy diplomacy skills, which briefly brought Russians to Hawai‘i.
Carlsbad, California
Stripes of flowers bloom each spring in a 50 acre rainbow of color.
Carlsbad, California
The overgrown ruins of a once thriving World War I-era copper mine.
Meadow, Utah
This set of three large, volcanic hot springs is a favorite haunt for intrepid divers.
Wendover, Utah
A sculpture for the sun and stars, created by Nancy Holt.
Delta, Utah
Dig for your own trilobites in this goldmine of invertebrates.
Delta, Utah
A museum in rural Utah documents the history of the Japanese Americans who were forcibly relocated there.
Terra, Utah
Ancient volcanic activity made this into an exciting rockhounding site.
Payson, Utah
A dazzling display of red rocks weathered into spires and hoodoos.
Spanish Fork, Utah
An empty mine that some believe will suddenly be filled with fortune and treasures at the end of the world.
Eden, Utah
This massive metal sculpture in the shape of a folded paper airplane overlooks a Utah mountain.
Orem, Utah
An absolutely beautiful 200-foot stained glass installation traces the evolution of knowledge.
Herriman, Utah
Largest man-made excavation on earth!
Midway, Utah
This geothermal hot spring hides beneath a slowly growing mineral dome.
Salt Lake City, Utah
Here lies Lilly E. Gray, an alleged "victim of the beast," but the reason long remained a mystery.
Salt Lake City, Utah
This former wildlife sanctuary is being transformed into an art park.