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An emerald-green grotto just a short trip from Austin.

These remote Florida islands have a history of sea turtles and sunken treasures, and one of the world’s largest coastal brick fortresses.

A collision of human error and natural geothermal pressure created this rainbow-colored geologic wonder.

Wondrous sandstone hoodoos where Native Americans collected clay for pottery, 9,000 years ago.

Rippling sand dunes frozen in the Arizona rock.

Flashy signs from Las Vegas’s past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.

Most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest.

These old stone ruins in the Oregon wilderness were once bathrooms and are steeped in legends of murder.

Gnarled canopies of pink and purple wildflowers arch over the trail to the summit.

Crystal clear lake with a shoreline of travertine located in a Colorado canyon.

A colorful architectural gem in Seattle’s uniquely modern Central Library.

Japanese gardens dedicated to the Japanese farmer that refused to throw in the trowel.