Chicago, Illinois
Willis Tower Glass Platform
Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.
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Chicago, Illinois
Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.
Gerlach, Nevada
A collision of human error and natural geothermal pressure created this rainbow-colored geologic wonder.
Beatty, Nevada
Odd outsider art installations surround a Gold Rush-era ghost town.
Chicago, Illinois
This massive stained-glass masterpiece is thought to be the largest Tiffany dome in existence.
Chicago, Illinois
This whimsical Oz-themed park had a wonderful impact on the surrounding neighborhood.
Holland, Michigan
Largest tulip festival in America, includes fireworks, a parade, and a carnival.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Complex aquaponics systems allow fish and plants to grow in harmony.
Creve Coeur, Missouri
Famous church recognized for both its unique design and disciplined monks that live according to the Benedictine discipline.
Page, Arizona
Most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest.
Yachats, Oregon
On the Oregon coast is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.
Inyo County, California
"Only the devil could play golf here."
Yosemite National Park, California
Under the right circumstances, this waterfall in Yosemite briefly turns a luminescent fiery orange.
Lee Vining, California
Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.
Dyer, Nevada
The highest point in Nevada had to be decided by court order after California tried to claim it as their own.
Fresno, California
An underground mansion with fruit-bearing trees and grapes growing beneath the surface of central California.
California
The highest dunes in California are the most likely place in the area to hear the Singing Sands.
Mammoth Lakes, California
Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.
Inyo County, California
A hard-to-reach oasis in a desolate corner of Death Valley National Park.
Mono County, California
Eons old volcanic activity created one of the most stunning rock formations in the United States.
Big Pine, California
Once thought to be the oldest living tree in the world, Methuselah was germinated before the Egyptian pyramids were built.
Three Rivers, California
These millipedes glow not out of attraction, but as a not-too-subtle warning.
Sequoia National Park, California
Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).
Rancho Palos Verdes, California
A "haunted" landmark on the coast of Southern California.
Brookville, Kansas
Curious rock formations in a tiny Kansas state park.