Places stephsrs Wants to Go

Berkeley Springs State Park boasts the nation's only monument commemorating presidential bathing.

This black shoreline is made up of exploded lava particles.

Wee (and not so wee) footprints that insects and reptiles of the Paleozoic Era left behind.

Oregon's unexpected high desert, displaying layers of time in a colorful show.

Named after a bandit and the star of several Hollywood prehistoric landscapes, these sandstone formations are a historical part of the Los Angeles natural landscape.

Bizarre lunar-like landscape with thousands of large stone "hoodoos."

The longest continuous lava tube in the continental U.S. offers 2.5 miles of dark explorations for the adventurous.

Limestone caves with spectacular showcase chambers.

A stunning, two-tiered waterfall made famous by poets, artists and the legend of a ghost dog.

This dilapidated castle-like structure overlooks the Hudson River at one of its widest points and was once home to nuns.

The largest dune field in the Mojave offers a chance of hearing the 'singing sands.'

Erosion and time have created a naturally-formed water park.

A tribute to one granddaughter's old apartment which now represents the whims of each visitor.

A cave interior in the shape of the ancient rhinoceros, created by lava cooling around its carcass.

A discreet little stairway on St. Nicholas Avenue leads to a quaint and unexpected cobblestone street of 19th century wooden rowhouses.

Take shelter from Hawai'i's tropical heat under the massive canopy of largest Banyan tree on the island.

Take in a rare, face-to-face glimpse of Lady Liberty at this tucked away Red Hook park.

Sandstone rock formations that look like they belong on the cover of a progressive rock album.

Smooth basaltic rocks tell a tale of ancient glacial waterfalls.

A prehistoric landscape hidden in the cliffs of Maha'ulepu.

A giant 400-acre preserve in North Florida for displaced wolves.

Come for the speed, leave in love with the desert.

A field of nothing but boulders which resembles a giant's gravel driveway.

Each year these high desert hills are absolutely covered with poppy flowers in a surreal show of nature.