The southernmost point in the United States is a beautiful place to look at but a deadly place to wade in.

This black shoreline is made up of exploded lava particles.

These ancient sacred grounds granted amnesty to those who managed to reach them.

A beach made of semi-precious green sand on the Big Island of Hawaiʻi.

Get up close and personal with these majestic fish.

A priest with no formal artistic training used basic house paint to create gorgeous religious scenes inside this historic church.

A controversial memorial at the place where Captain Cook met his violent end.

California's oldest wind harp represents a historic piece of America's Danish history.

Get up close to emus and ostriches, or buy their tasty meat.

Honoring the famed folktale author, this California museum looks like it belongs in the Black Forest.

A small flooded ghost town with a few scattered structures remaining.

This ancient cave is home to a museum, bar, and is filled with fluorescent minerals.

Erosion and various mineral deposits give this striking canyon its distinct color and soft appearance.

A dazzling display of red rocks weathered into spires and hoodoos.

A 90-foot-tall psychedelic "tree" on the side of the highway has baffled passersby for decades.

One of the world’s largest collections of petroglyphs records 2,000 years of human activity.

Largest man-made excavation on earth!

The fifth-longest natural arch in the world, and the longest outside China.

This quiet park's strange sedimentary spires were named after Kodak's color film.

The largest island on the great salt lake is home to curious creatures and strange stories.

Despite its name, this route in southern Utah offers a heavenly day trip.

An earthwork sculpture built by Robert Smithson in the Great Salt Lake only reemerges during drought.

Bizarre lunar-like landscape with thousands of large stone "hoodoos."

This rugged area of red rocks and arches is often considered one of the most beautiful places on Earth.