Inyo County, California
Badwater Basin
The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.
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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.
Boulder City, Nevada
A Norwegian-born sculptor created these soaring guardian angels at the entrance to Hoover Dam.
Bryce, Utah
Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."
Utah
The unusual patterns in this rock formation result from two distinct modes of weathering.
Hurricane, Utah
A tunnel with windows, so you don't miss out on the impressive views.
Springdale, Utah
The hike through a narrow river flanked by the 2,000-foot-tall walls of Zion Canyon is one of the best in the world.
Richfield, Utah
One of the world's oldest and most massive living organisms is a grove of quaking aspens.
Wendover, Utah
A 90-foot-tall psychedelic "tree" on the side of the highway has baffled passersby for decades.
Wendover, Utah
Come for the speed, leave in love with the desert.
Duchesne County, Utah
The highest peak in Utah is the hardest to reach, but only if explorers choose the hard way.
Jensen, Utah
Inside this striking glass building, visitors can see thousands of dinosaur fossils in the positions that nature deposited them more than 150 million years ago.
Montrose, Colorado
A dangerous narrow-gauge railroad once traced a route through this striking canyon.
Moab, Utah
This raised bulls-eye visible from space was the subject of an intense geologic controversy.
Castle Valley, Utah
These tall, red sandstone pinnacles outside Moab are often forgotten amid their more famous neighbors.
Moab, Utah
The fifth-longest natural arch in the world, and the longest outside China.
Monticello, Utah
One of the world’s largest collections of petroglyphs records 2,000 years of human activity.
Cooperstown, New York
A gigantic 10-foot tall stone man.
Woodstock, New York
A once grand hotel is being retaken by the wilderness it once capitalized on.
Lake George, New York
This throwback amusement park is home to rides and unique storybook figures from the past.
Kinderhook, New York
At this farm in upstate New York, the former president plotted his reelection campaign.
Kinderhook, New York
The schoolhouse where Jesse Merwin, the inspiration for the "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" character, once taught.
Mouth of Wilson, Virginia
The highest point in Virginia can only be reached by passing through ponies and flowers.