Read a book next to a Midtown waterfall.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

Dodge prohibitionists and slide through the telephone booth in Crif Dogs.

A sharp bend in a dramatic river canyon cut through red rocks.

Most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest.

A blacklight mini-golf fever dream pays tribute to the iconic rock band.

The drama of nature in full effect in this Nevada State Park.

James Turrell's total color immersion art installation, hidden on the top floor of a luxury handbag shop.

Although it also features red, orange, and variegated cliffs of Navajo Sandstone, this state park is often overshadowed by its more famous neighbor.

Colorful sand dunes create a unique attraction in this part of Utah's red-rock country.

Erosion and various mineral deposits give this striking canyon its distinct color and soft appearance.

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

An old vending machine serves up unpredictable beverages from its seemingly magical insides.

Every drop of water in this 27-mile long reservoir was pumped up from the Columbia River using power from Grand Coulee Dam.

This music school doubles as a store for unique, hand-crafted, and hard-to-find instruments.

This park celebrates a sister city relationship that survived the Cold War.

These memorials built by an eccentric bachelor on the side of Interstate 5 cause both wonder and traffic accidents.

Now housed in a museum, this giant pink elephant stood in downtown Seattle for more than 60 years.

This former INS center is now home to a thriving community of artists, from performers to painters to architects.

This impressively large collection includes crackers shaped like Jimmy Carter, Mickey Mouse, and more.

This sculpture forces visitors to confront their relationship with space.

The longest and widest floating bridge in the world.

"The Reptile Man's" very own roadside zoo features an albino alligator.

The Denny Substation has been called "the coolest substation in the world" and sits in a densely populated Seattle neighborhood.