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These Great Lakes sea caves accessible by boat in the summer turn into temples of ice reachable by foot in the winter.

The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.

One of the Eight Wonders of Kansas and the first official National Natural Monument these stark formations look like nature's Stonehenge.

Eons old volcanic activity created one of the most stunning rock formations in the United States.

Wondrous sandstone hoodoos where Native Americans collected clay for pottery, 9,000 years ago.

This shifting North Carolina sand dune is an odd little desert surrounded by oceanic forest life.

This angular Dwarven tunnel cuts through a mountainside in Glacier National Park.

Seemingly grown on some other world, these New Mexico rock formations look like a disused science fiction set.

Garden dedicated to native carnivorous plants and site of huge flytrap heist.

Steep canyon walls hide a forested oasis in the West Texas desert.

A miraculous natural phenomenon known as "the spring that breathes."

Bad farming practices caused this unnatural natural wonder.

This massive redwood tree has a hole in the base big enough to drive through.

Earth's tallest volcano is sacred to Native Hawaiians, and home to a dozen world-class observatories.

Once a menacing challenge for trailblazers, this trail is now the most scenic drive in Utah.

The so-called "world's shortest river" is actually a window into a cave.

One man has installed bathtubs into the Utah desert floor to harness the powers of a natural hot spring.

This protected reserve is home to a rare and beautiful species of flower.

The largest natural travertine bridge in the world is nestled in a small canyon in central Arizona.

Even Henry David Thoreau found this glacial pothole irresistible.

For two weeks every June, fireflies in the Smoky Mountains perform an astonishing light show.

The largest source of fossilized insects anywhere.

On the Oregon coast is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.

Coastal dunes, site of buried Egyptian movie set and former utopian colony.