Captain Cook, Hawaii
Puʻuhonua o Hōnaunau
These ancient sacred grounds granted amnesty to those who managed to reach them.
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Captain Cook, Hawaii
These ancient sacred grounds granted amnesty to those who managed to reach them.
Naalehu, Hawaii
A beach made of semi-precious green sand on the Big Island of Hawaiʻi.
Pāhoa, Hawaii
Watch the newest land on the planet form before your eyes.
Pāhoa, Hawaii
A model of a galactic embassy is hidden in plain sight along the highway, proposed by a UFO religion to find the aliens that created life on Earth.
Papaikou, Hawaii
More than 2,000 species of tropical plants call this nature preserve and sanctuary home.
Hilo, Hawaii
Babe Ruth and others planted saplings for a 1930s tourism campaign. The saplings grew as the area faded.
Hilo, Hawaii
Earth's tallest volcano is sacred to Native Hawaiians, and home to a dozen world-class observatories.
Ashland, Oregon
A forensic lab dedicated to fighting crimes against wildlife.
Antelope, Oregon
Post office plaque commemorates local resistance to a cult invasion.
Hillsboro, Oregon
A midcentury ranch house hides a literal treasure trove of unique rocks and minerals.
Eugene, Oregon
This nature center has one of the largest collections of native raptors in the Pacific Northwest.
Boulder City, Nevada
A lovely park home with a few interesting guests.
Boulder City, Nevada
These markers are used to document elevation changes around the famed dam.
Boulder City, Nevada
Experience a charming 1930s version of "infotainment."
Grand Canyon Village, Arizona
The remnants of a creative early method of wildfire prevention.
Tuba City, Arizona
One of the most extensive and well-preserved collections of dinosaur footprints in North America.
Page, Arizona
These mid-century motels once housed the workers who built the Glen Canyon Dam.
Page, Arizona
Archaeologists believe this panel of petroglyphs depicting descending sheep and other figures in Glen Canyon are 3,000 to 6,000 years old.
Monticello, Utah
Oddly shaped rock formation, misassociated with a nearby utopian community.
Shiprock, New Mexico
Legends surround this jagged rock formation in the New Mexico desert.
Baker, Nevada
This ancient village provides insight into the complexity of the pre-Columbian Fremont Culture.
Ely, Nevada
Welcome to a feel-good American drugstore, in the classic sense of the term.
Rebel Creek, Nevada
An unusual waterfall in the Santa Rosa Range, within the Great Basin of Nevada.
Hallandale Beach, Florida
The behemoth beasts engaged in an epic battle is the second-tallest statue in the contiguous United States.