Hawaii
Punalu'u Black Sand Beach
This black shoreline is made up of exploded lava particles.
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Hawaii
This black shoreline is made up of exploded lava particles.
Pāhoa, Hawaii
Watch the newest land on the planet form before your eyes.
Pāhoa, Hawaii
In 2018, Pohoiki Road was severed by lava flowing from the eruption of Kilauea.
Hilo, Hawaii
Hide from the tourist hordes in these relatively unknown, and unguarded lava caves.
Hilo, Hawaii
This legendary urban waterfall creates a dazzling display of rainbows.
Papaikou, Hawaii
More than 2,000 species of tropical plants call this nature preserve and sanctuary home.
Pepeekeo, Hawaii
These picturesque Hawaiian falls are home to a rare species of fish that uses a special sucker to climb up cliffs.
Waimea, Hawaii
This Hawaiian cattle ranch acts as a museum devoted to the island cowboys that predate the wild west.
Hilo, Hawaii
Earth's tallest volcano is sacred to Native Hawaiians, and home to a dozen world-class observatories.
Seattle, Washington
Allowing humans and fish alike to migrate from freshwater to saltwater and back again.
Seattle, Washington
Granting the right of way to ships over surface traffic since 1917.
Seattle, Washington
Statue of Lenin, from Cold War era Czechoslovakia, now in a neighborhood of Seattle.
Seattle, Washington
Residents of Fremont in Seattle have considered it the center of the universe since the 1970s.
Seattle, Washington
A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.
Seattle, Washington
From a neon Rapunzel to a bike traffic meter to a street fair color scheme, the most opened drawbridge in the US is a veritable art gallery.
Seattle, Washington
This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.
Seattle, Washington
A beautiful final resting place for some of the noteworthy deceased.
Seattle, Washington
Now housed in a museum, this giant pink elephant stood in downtown Seattle for more than 60 years.
Seattle, Washington
A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.
Seattle, Washington
A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.
Seattle, Washington
A colorful architectural gem in Seattle’s uniquely modern Central Library.
Seattle, Washington
A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.
Seattle, Washington
The historic bar where local ship captains, traders, and gold miners would come together to do business a century ago.
Seattle, Washington
A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.