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Kings Bowl and Great Rift from air. King's Bowl is a phreatic explosion pit 280 feet (90 m) long, 100 feet (30 m) wide, and 100 feet (30 m) deep, caused by lava meeting groundwater and producing a steam explosion 2,200 years ago. (Wikimedia Commons)

Arco, Idaho

Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve

Home to the deepest rift anywhere on Earth.

 Ensamble Studio (Antón García-Abril and Débora Mesa), the Domo, 2016. Pictured: artist Jenny Chen.

Fishtail, Montana

Tippet Rise Art Center

A working ranch doubles as a sustainable hub for world-renowned classical music and large-scale sculptures.

EBR-I internal

Arco, Idaho

Experimental Breeder Reactor-I

The world's first nuclear power plant is open to visitors looking to role-play a meltdown.

Earthquake Lake

Cameron, Montana

Earthquake Lake

A 6-mile-long lake created by an apocalyptic seismic event and the deadly chain reaction that ensued.

View of cliffs from picnic area

Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

Sheepeater Cliff

Around half a million years ago, these magnificent columnar basalt cliffs were formed from cooling lava.

There are four original barracks still standing at Heart Mountain.

Powell, Wyoming

Heart Mountain Relocation Center

An unusual geological feature towers over the remains of a dark episode in United States history.

Don Aslett's antique vacuum collection

Pocatello, Idaho

Museum of Clean

A museum dedicated to the history and art of staying clean.

Renovated section.

Cody, Wyoming

Buffalo Bill Dam

At the time of its completion, it was the tallest dam in the world.

Lone Star Geyser

Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

Lone Star Geyser

This Yellowstone geyser may not shoot as high as the nearby Old Faithful, but it erupts for considerably longer.

Isa Lake

Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

Isa Lake

The only natural lake in the world that drains into both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

The Wreck of the E.C. Waters

Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

The Wreck of the E.C. Waters

No Gordon Lightfoot song, only a barebones monument to greed.

Smith Mansion

Cody, Wyoming

Smith Mansion

One man's ambition created this psychedelic log home.

Mama Mimi is a 35-foot troll created by artist Thomas Dambo and made from recycled materials

Wilson, Wyoming

Mama Mimi Sculpture (Giant Troll)

This 35-foot troll in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, was made by the world’s leading recycling artist as part of a global fairytale.

Going-to-the-Sun Road

West Glacier, Montana

Going-to-the-Sun Road

The only road through the heart of Glacier National Park.

From the pier on the south end.

West Glacier, Montana

Lake McDonald

Spectacular views await visitors to this lake.

The spring and memorial marker

Columbia Falls, Montana

Shepard Memorial Fountain

Crystal clear, drinkable mountain spring water by the side of the road.

Rock Springs Run winds through a lush segment of semi-tropical forest.

Apopka, Florida

Rock Springs

Approximately 65,000 gallons of crystal clear water pour out of this headspring every minute.

Niagara Springs

Wendell, Idaho

Niagara Springs

An impressive waterfall nestled in the cliffs of Idaho's Snake River Canyon.

Junípero Serra Statue

Hillsborough, California

Junípero Serra Statue

This controversial depiction of the "Founder of California" looks as though it was sculpted from mashed potatoes.

Lovecraft Arts & Sciences in the Arcade plaza.

Providence, Rhode Island

Weird Providence (formerly Lovecraft Arts & Sciences)

This bookstore for weird fiction doubles as Providence’s de facto center for information about H.P. Lovecraft.

A large sculpture in a field with a rainbow behind it.

Chattanooga, Tennessee

Sculpture Fields at Montague Park

Stroll among more than 50 large-scale sculptures created by world-class artists.

World's Largest Ball of Stamps

Boys Town, Nebraska

World's Largest Ball of Stamps

An idle pastime becomes a record holder in Boys Town, Nebraska.

Early morning snow flurries begin to transform one of Colorado Springs’ most spectacular locations.

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Garden of the Gods

Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.

The view of the Blue Ridge Mountains here is spectacular.

Canton, North Carolina

Black Balsam Knob

On a clear afternoon, you can see mountain peaks more than 40 miles away from this clearing in the Pisgah National Forest.

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