Places philippe gonzalvez Wants to Go

Canyon walls shrouded in ferns.

Trails through lava-carved tube-caves display sparkling bacteria and a rich history.

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

Dig for your own trilobites in this goldmine of invertebrates.

One of the world's oldest and most massive living organisms is a grove of quaking aspens.

Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."

This rugged area of red rocks and arches is often considered one of the most beautiful places on Earth.

Rippling sand dunes frozen in the Arizona rock.

Bizarre lunar-like landscape with thousands of large stone "hoodoos."

Sandstone rock formations that look like they belong on the cover of a progressive rock album.

Largest collection of mounted dinosaur specimens in the world.

Jurassic Park—A Still Life.

The largest island on the great salt lake is home to curious creatures and strange stories.

Come for the speed, leave in love with the desert.

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

Air Force Academy Chapel made of 100 identical tetrahedrons works to inspire those of all religions.

An experimental, automotive replica of Stonehenge.

The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.

This prehistoric sinkhole lured exclusively male mammoths to their death, much to the delight of science.

One man's quest to save his town with a trail of record-breaking sculptures.

The first declared National Monument in the United States.

One of nature's most well-scheduled phenomenons resides in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park.

A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.

Native Americans built this circle of stones, which was used to predict astronomical events.