A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.

Florida might be at its most surreal in this museum devoted to the famed Spanish artist.

Babe Ruth and others planted saplings for a 1930s tourism campaign. The saplings grew as the area faded.

In 2018, Pohoiki Road was severed by lava flowing from the eruption of Kilauea.

Take shelter from Hawai'i's tropical heat under the massive canopy of largest Banyan tree on the island.

This legendary urban waterfall creates a dazzling display of rainbows.

This black shoreline is made up of exploded lava particles.

Earth's tallest volcano is sacred to Native Hawaiians, and home to a dozen world-class observatories.

The oldest building in Charleston was used to store gunpowder during the American Revolution.

The remains of a chapel created for convenience.

Despite being burnt down multiple times, the ruins of this South Carolina church are still standing.

This small town was built around a marble quarry and named after one of the most famous sources of marble in the world.

A collection of old shoes in the middle of nowhere.

This vast and otherworldly landscape is one of the largest dune complexes in North America.

A dramatic coastline that’s home to a rare pine tree.

Colorful sedimentary rock layers provide opportunities both for hiking and photography.

This lonesome Monterey cypress has survived centuries of wind, salt, and at least one attempt at arson.

This secluded date farm can be reached only by following a bumpy, single-lane desert road.

The world’s largest concentrated solar plant generates as many problems as megawatts.

An old whaling station now serves to give the public a look at the commercial whaling industry, no longer a part of Monterey's economy.

The oldest pictographs on this decorated rock formation in California's Carrizo Plain date back as many as 4,000 years.

The oldest U.S. Government building in California, and it's State Historic Landmark #1.

The remnants of an early automobile route across shifting sand dunes can still be found in the deserts of Southern California.

This crumbling Death Valley mining complex was known for its use of giant, 20-mule team wagons.