Places jonahying Wants to Go

This stretch of beach along California's central coast is a busy highway for the largest seal in the northern hemisphere.

Home to a forest of whimsical pygmy Coast live oak.

A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.

The rocks in this arid basin leave trails of movement behind them.

The highest dunes in California are the most likely place in the area to hear the Singing Sands.

When California condors were hovering on the brink of extinction, this recovery program was charged with helping the birds thrive again.

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

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

Eons old volcanic activity created one of the most stunning rock formations in the United States.

Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.

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

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

The last remnant of a tree that helped prove to the world that sequoias are real—and they’re spectacular.

The second-largest giant sequoia in the world.

Cooled, fractured lava formed this geometric rock feature.

A spectacular impact crater in the rugged heart of Central Australia.

A clear example of the process of erosion in action.

This large lake in Central Australia contains an estimated 600 million tons of salt.

This sacred site lives up to its name with its majestic, color-splashed sandstone formations.

Victoria's largest salt lake is a favorite haunt for photographers and stargazers.

Prehistoric park filled with the fossils of dozens of extinct species including Australian megafauna.

The evolution of a simple creek cutting its way through an ochre mountain side.

These termites have an large and deadly abode—impressive by day, dazzling by night.

A turquoise lake within a volcanic crater.