This tiny Hawaiian island is slowly coming back to life after being bombed during naval training exercises.

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

Inside, visitors are treated to the rich history of sugar farming and its impact on Hawaiian society.

A series of waterfalls and pools that flow through the 'Ohe'o Gulch and into the ocean.

A cooled lava flow from the Haleakalā volcano formed these surreal-looking columnar basalt structures.

Ten acres of the Kula Forest Reserve make up this wondrous state park.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

Like a kitschy mirage in the Mojave, this eatery serves up classic 50s-style diner meals and a dinosaur sculpture garden.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

"Only the devil could play golf here."

The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.

This crumbling Death Valley mining complex was known for its use of giant, 20-mule team wagons.

The residents at this Yellowstone wildlife park will certify your cooler as "bear-proof."

The facade of this relic from the Klondike gold rush is decorated with over 8,800 pieces of driftwood.

A historic freight system that found the true gold rush is in tourism.

Originally a brothel during the Klondike Gold Rush, this bar once used dolls to denote when ladies were working.

A monument commemorating the role of Alaska's native Tlingit guides in the Klondike Gold Rush.

A classic gold rush hotel can be expected to pick up some ghosts along the way, and the Golden North is no exception.

Often mistaken for an office building, inside this venue is an amazing collection of Native Alaskan art.

Known as the “Official Greeter of Juneau,” this dog still welcomes ships and their passengers to Alaska.

A whale of a public art display towers atop Juneau's cruise ship dock.

This Yellowstone geyser may not shoot as high as the nearby Old Faithful, but it erupts for considerably longer.

A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.

The only road through the heart of Glacier National Park.