Manitou Springs, Colorado
Rainbow Falls
Hidden beneath a bridge, this waterfall is known for the large amounts of graffiti painted on its base.
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Manitou Springs, Colorado
Hidden beneath a bridge, this waterfall is known for the large amounts of graffiti painted on its base.
Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado
The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.
Bluff, Utah
A well-preserved Ancestral Puebloan ruin tucked beneath a desert cliff.
Sequoia National Park, California
Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).
Piercy, California
An optical illusion found amid a logged redwood forest.
Leggett, California
This massive redwood tree has a hole in the base big enough to drive through.
Humboldt County, California
One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.
Orick, California
Canyon walls shrouded in ferns.
Coral Gables, Florida
This historical swimming pool near Miami is emptied and refilled each day with naturally filtered water.
Magdalena, New Mexico
A one-of-a-kind sundial at the Very Large Array honors a radio astronomy pioneer, incorporating the original piers from his breakthrough radio telescope.
Phoenix, Arizona
The massive, incredibly rare instrument is over 11 feet tall with a range so deep it goes lower than humans can hear.
Tucson, Arizona
Make a wish at what might be America's only Catholic shrine to a sinner.
Green Valley, Arizona
America's only nuclear missile silo open to the public.
Tucson, Arizona
Despite a recent paint job, the factory still sits empty.
Lake Havasu City, Arizona
This immigrant bridge once spanned the Thames but is now a fixture of an Arizona city.
Tucson, Arizona
In Tucson a giant metal snake helps pedestrians cross a busy highway.
Tucson, Arizona
The world's largest military aircraft cemetery.
Key West, Florida
These remote Florida islands have a history of sea turtles and sunken treasures, and one of the world’s largest coastal brick fortresses.
Mexico City, Mexico
A disquieting Aztec sculpture displays hundreds of stone skulls representing the victims of human sacrifice.
Temoaya, Mexico
This ceremonial Mexican square looks as though it belongs in a science fiction movie.
Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
A graceful natural rock formation stands astride the point where the Gulf of California meets the Pacific Ocean.
San Andrés Cholula, Mexico
An indigenous take on European design creates a stunning visual overload.
Chichen Itza, Mexico
Clap your hands at the base of the pyramid, and the song of a sacred Mayan bird will echo through the air.
Naucalpan, Mexico
This fantastical house shaped like a seashell brings aquatic design to architecture.