A stoic rock cairn is all that remains to remember one of the more brutal instances of frontier treachery in American history.

The unusual patterns in this rock formation result from two distinct modes of weathering.

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

Rumor had it that these concrete crosses scattered across the Arizona scrubland helped align spy satellites. (They didn’t.)

Eastern zen meets Western grit in these four little trees growing out of a rock on Lake Tahoe’s Nevada shore.

Three hundred years of preserved Spanish colonial history in San Antonio.

This 1930s-era Route 66 Tulsa landmark was moved, restored, and filled with neon.

From working out of his garage to the James Beard semifinals, one Tucson baker has kept his fan base—and his grains—local.

Two massive rock outcroppings on the Oregon coastline.

This gorgeous beach hides behind two headlands in Oregon's Ecola State Park.

A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.

Mountain known by the Tillamook Tribe as "the place of the supreme deity."

No one knows how this Pacific Northwest spruce tree came to have so many trunks.

This sinkhole in the Arizona desert is filled with carbonated, arsenic-rich water

The location where the iconic movie character declared it was time to go home.

This balancing rock is one of Utah's most unusual geological formations.

A tiny, unassuming park in Tampa that belongs to the Republic of Cuba.

Tour the oldest family-owned cigar-rolling factory in the country—then learn how to roll your own.

At this local mall, visitors are ushered through a 1940s jail exhibit.

Restored historic buildings, machinery, and a Mediterranean garden tell the story of a vibrant multicultural neighborhood in the heart of Tampa.

This volcano rises like a giant anthill from the plains below, with a road spiraling up to the rim.

In 2018, Pohoiki Road was severed by lava flowing from the eruption of Kilauea.

A model of a galactic embassy is hidden in plain sight along the highway, proposed by a UFO religion to find the aliens that created life on Earth.

This legendary urban waterfall creates a dazzling display of rainbows.