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Better known as the "Body Farm," this unique research facility has been studying how human bodies break down since the 1980s.

The mysterious wonder of an underground waterfall is illuminated by multicolored lights.

The secret city built by the Manhattan Project.

Enormous lake at the bottom of a unique cave system.

For two weeks every June, fireflies in the Smoky Mountains perform an astonishing light show.

All that's left of the quintessential "cabin in the woods."

This 1,700-pound edible sculpture is way better than your average chocolate mousse.

This tiny patch of arid sand sits in one of the greenest states in the United States.

A morbid secret lies hidden within the beautiful walls of the Boston Athenaeum.

A cabinet of curious mathematical models and old calculators.

This old selenite mine is dotted with tiny crystals that make it shimmer like it's covered in glitter.

The eroded core of an ancient volcano is now accessible by a short hike.

The highest point in Arizona is an oddly snow-topped peak within the otherwise arid state.

These free-roaming horses were once destined to disappear from the land.

One of the world's largest telescopes, stares into the night sky with two huge mirrors.

In Tucson a giant metal snake helps pedestrians cross a busy highway.

This golf ball–shaped former desert real estate office now houses a UFO museum.

A working cattle ranch with remarkably well-preserved prehistoric petroglyphs and ancient ruins.

This Arizona observatory is famous for investigations into Martian life, and as the place humans first spotted Pluto.

Witnessing the might of this dessert-colored desert waterfall is a rare, powerful treat.

America's only nuclear missile silo open to the public.

Eons ago, a rushing lava river formed this pristine passage through solid rock.

An arsenic-filled pool in the Grand Canyon takes on the appearance of a giant, overflowing pumpkin.

See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.