The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.

A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.

One of two side-by-side totem pole parks dedicated to educating visitors on Tlingit history and culture.

This historic collection of Native Alaskan artifacts was resurrected through a partnership between the WPA and tribal artisans.

The world's largest outdoor organ is played weekly by one of just two civic organists in the U.S.

A burnt orange monolithic dome structure perched on a hillside near Interstate 280.

Canyon walls shrouded in ferns.

A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.

This massive redwood tree has a hole in the base big enough to drive through.

The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.

The unedited photograph called "Bliss" has graced the screens of over a billion computers.

One of the largest trees of its kind in California.

In Tucson a giant metal snake helps pedestrians cross a busy highway.

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

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

Four hundred granite steps were built into this massive rock by the National Park Service.

Erroneously called the world's tallest flagpole, this landmark is devoted to "good neighborliness."

The sea once considered an ecological wasteland is now called "crown jewel of avian biodiversity" by scientists.

The quirky salon doubles as a retro museum run by the world's leading "hairstorian."

Crumbling pink walls and murder memorials preserve the pioneer history of Joshua Tree.

The second-largest gold nugget in existence, displayed in a Las Vegas casino conveniently named the Golden Nugget.

The best Tiki bar in Las Vegas.

Back in 1952, you could get a mushroom cloud chaser with your atomic cocktail.

Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky.