An enormous hand-carved and painted pole.

These picturesque Hawaiian falls are home to a rare species of fish that uses a special sucker to climb up cliffs.

One of Hawaiʻi’s most notable historic petroglyph fields lies within a major resort.

This unusual lava tube spouts seawater during high surf.

A tunnel of hardened lava along Maui’s famous Road to Hana.

A series of waterfalls and pools that flow through the 'Ohe'o Gulch and into the ocean.

Inside, visitors are treated to the rich history of sugar farming and its impact on Hawaiian society.

A cooled lava flow from the Haleakalā volcano formed these surreal-looking columnar basalt structures.

Memorial to the first European to set foot on Maui.

An iron dragon with a long neck covered in feathery scales perched above one of Venice's most popular squares.

Colorado’s most beloved glacier is an imposter.

Inspired by the Rialto Bridge in Venice, these three clustered bridges were just one part of a Slovenian architect’s grand vision.

This historic Union Pacific Railroad depot is a stunning symbol of American post-Civil War progress.

The place nearest Seoul where it’s easy to get a good look at North Korea.

A testament to Colorado’s rugged mining history sits against a backdrop of striking mountain scenery.

The road plays 30 seconds of the Marine’s Hymn when driving over the grooved pavement.

This balancing rock is one of Utah's most unusual geological formations.

A small collection of objects of a bygone era hide in plain view.

This gate served as a small lock-up jail in the 14th century.

The middle finger of modernity.

The beginning of the historic Iditarod Trail connecting the Alaskan cities of Seward and Nome.

One of the oldest continuously operating amusement parks in the U.S. is an open-air museum of Art Deco and neon lights.

See 150 million-year-old dinosaur tracks and bones dating back to the Jurassic period.

A grumpy old water goblin guarding an old mill on the Devil’s Stream in Prague.