Calistoga, California
Calistoga Petrified Forest
The fossilized remains of ancient California redwoods.
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Calistoga, California
The fossilized remains of ancient California redwoods.
Healdsburg, California
This collection of hand fans doubles as a history of femininity.
Sebastopol, California
Nursery with extensive collection of flesh-eating plants operated by the author of "The Savage Garden."
Budapest, Hungary
A random tree outside a Budapest hotel has become a DIY shrine to the late singer.
Los Alamos, New Mexico
A small metropolis of Pueblo cave dwellings have been carved right into the hillside of this national monument.
Chattanooga, Tennessee
The mysterious wonder of an underground waterfall is illuminated by multicolored lights.
Pikeville, Tennessee
Labor provided by Great Depression-era programs restored these 25,000 acres in Tennessee.
Key West, Florida
A historic presidential getaway on the continental United States' southernmost island.
Key West, Florida
The museum chronicling a treasure hunter's dream, fulfilled.
Key West, Florida
The former home of the Nobel Prize-winning American writer is now home to dozens of six-toed cats.
Key West, Florida
A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.
Old Station, California
Sunset-colored dunes of volcanic ash make taking a poor photo impossible.
Inyo County, California
The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.
Inyo County, California
Millions of years of oxidation make a drive down this winding Death Valley road surprisingly colorful.
Inyo County, California
The tragedy of the Japanese internment camps is remembered here by a stark "Soul Consoling Tower."
Three Rivers, California
Four hundred granite steps were built into this massive rock by the National Park Service.
Mammoth Cave, Kentucky
The world's longest known cave system.
Cave City, Kentucky
Prehistoric animals decorate this popular outdoor park.
Culver City, California
A modern day curiosity cabinet.
Washington, D.C.
The remains of Martha, the last known passenger pigeon, serve as a tool to educate about conservation.
Washington, D.C.
An atomic bomb-proof strongbox protects the U.S. Constitution from terrorists and thieves.
San Francisco, California
The seawater playground of gilded-era San Francisco burned to the ground in 1966.
Williamsburg, Kentucky
Moonbows over Kentucky.
Versailles, Kentucky
This modern castle sat empty for decades before a fire inspired its builders to complete its luxury halls.