Oak Brook, Illinois
Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art
Museum dedicated to the art of cutting and polishing stones.
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Oak Brook, Illinois
Museum dedicated to the art of cutting and polishing stones.
Chicago, Illinois
A monument to the art of slicing people open.
Danese, West Virginia
This functioning mill was built in the 1970s using parts from several other West Virginia mills.
Paradise, Michigan
These dramatic cola-colored falls have appeared in a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and a song by Sufjan Stevens.
West Glacier, Montana
Spectacular views await visitors to this lake.
West Glacier, Montana
The only road through the heart of Glacier National Park.
Ajo, Arizona
This oasis-like spring in the Sonoran Desert is home to unique, endangered species.
Homewood, Illinois
The NBA player's elaborate former home is now a ghost of its old glory.
Willcox, Arizona
Hike the unusual hoodoos and rock formations that form this little-known natural wonder.
Tucson, Arizona
A natural history wunderkammer in the middle of the desert.
Kansas City, Missouri
Community bookshelf of 25-foot-tall book spines.
Chamberlain, South Dakota
A striking sculpture built to honor the women of the Lakota and Dakota Nations.
Sundance, Wyoming
This shallow pit was once used to send over 20,000 buffalo plummeting to their death.
Devils Tower, Wyoming
The first declared National Monument in the United States.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.
Inyo County, California
A massive hydrovolcanic explosion left a half-mile wide crater in Death Valley.
Inyo County, California
"Only the devil could play golf here."
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.
Furnace Creek, California
This crumbling Death Valley mining complex was known for its use of giant, 20-mule team wagons.
Forks, Washington
Stroll through a wonderland of stupendous moss-covered trees.
Ashford, Washington
The highest point in Washington state is a volcano covered in glaciers.
Galena, Illinois
The oldest house in Galena, Illinois, now is a reminder of when this city was the world's lead mining capital.