Dripping Springs, Texas
Hamilton Pool
An emerald-green grotto just a short trip from Austin.
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Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Dripping Springs, Texas
An emerald-green grotto just a short trip from Austin.
Naalehu, Hawaii
A beach made of semi-precious green sand on the Big Island of Hawaiʻi.
Bend, Oregon
The longest continuous lava tube in Oregon.
Moffat, Colorado
Community owned and operated, this property is home to a diverse set of nudists.
New York, New York
Read a book next to a Midtown waterfall.
Shoals, Indiana
The only freestanding table rock formation east of the Mississippi.
Flagstaff, Arizona
An artificial crater field that trained astronauts for lunar exploration.
Glenwood Springs, Colorado
Crystal clear lake with a shoreline of travertine located in a Colorado canyon.
Hart's Location, New Hampshire
Rock face that shares a name with Mary Shelley's famous doctor.
East Haddam, Connecticut
The Connecticut village named for its subterranean thunder.
Morro Bay, California
A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.
Arecibo, Puerto Rico
This limestone cave offers an incredible view of the Río Grande de Arecibo valley.
Mill Valley, California
Discover for yourself what Herb Caen referred to as "the best kept secret in the Bay Area."
Brooklyn, New York
Compensation for the destruction of a historic shipyard.
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.
Ithaca, New York
In upstate New York, gorgeous waterfalls and a watermill are slowly being reclaimed by nature.
Lyndeborough, New Hampshire
Beautiful natural falls where Satan once ruined a pot of beans.
Washington Island, Wisconsin
This pebble beach is so beautiful that taking its rocks is against the law.
Flagstaff, Arizona
Ancient pueblos built into the base of a natural canyon wall.
Alamogordo, New Mexico
Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.
Baker, Nevada
The longest living non-clonal organisms on Earth.
Dolores, Colorado
A breathtaking array of ancient Pueblo structures and artifacts counterintuitively preserved by neglect.
Murphy, Idaho
Rare and gorgeous birds abound in this protected wildlife sanctuary.
California
The highest dunes in California are the most likely place in the area to hear the Singing Sands.