Balmorhea, Texas
Balmorhea State Park Pool
A spring-fed pool so deep it's used for scuba diving as well as swimming.
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Balmorhea, Texas
A spring-fed pool so deep it's used for scuba diving as well as swimming.
Boulder City, Nevada
An old railroad grade built for the construction of Hoover Dam is now a recreational trail featuring several tunnels and sweeping views of Lake Mead.
Boulder City, Nevada
Experience a charming 1930s version of "infotainment."
Boulder City, Nevada
A Norwegian-born sculptor created these soaring guardian angels at the entrance to Hoover Dam.
Boulder City, Nevada
These markers are used to document elevation changes around the famed dam.
Pioche, Nevada
Beehive charcoal kilns and slag deposits mark this late 19th century camp centered on a smelter.
Shepherdsville, Kentucky
Visitors to this arboretum are greeted by three smiling giants crafted from sustainable materials.
Manteo, North Carolina
So many migrating birds roost on the bridge, it has a special summer speed limit.
Mammoth Cave, Kentucky
The world's longest known cave system.
Hot Springs, North Carolina
An idyllic mineral hot springs facility with a more-than checkered past.
Sweetwater, Tennessee
Enormous lake at the bottom of a unique cave system.
Seattle, Washington
A rotting tree in the middle of Seattle doubles as an elaborately-controlled art piece.
Anacortes, Washington
This dilapidated ship carcass covered in trees is a striking sight.
Anacortes, Washington
On the edge of this small Washington Park, a piece of the Earth's mantle has come to the surface.
South Bend, Washington
A giant sculpture dedicated to a staple of South Bend food culture.
Sequim, Washington
Essence of hound's tongue and tincture of bloodroot are just the tip of the herbalist iceberg at this beautiful, impressively-stocked apothecary.
Toledo, Washington
These memorials built by an eccentric bachelor on the side of Interstate 5 cause both wonder and traffic accidents.
Baker, Nevada
This ancient village provides insight into the complexity of the pre-Columbian Fremont Culture.
Corinne, Utah
This now-abandoned part of the original transcontinental railroad route provides a surreal driving and historical experience.
Wendell, Idaho
An impressive waterfall nestled in the cliffs of Idaho's Snake River Canyon.
Forks, Washington
Stroll through a wonderland of stupendous moss-covered trees.
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.
Moab, Utah
This Moab institution functions as both a rock store and a small natural history museum.
Bedrock, Colorado
A river runs through this remote valley in a very unexpected way.