In 2018, Pohoiki Road was severed by lava flowing from the eruption of Kilauea.

This unusual lava tube spouts seawater during high surf.

These ancient sacred grounds granted amnesty to those who managed to reach them.

This legendary urban waterfall creates a dazzling display of rainbows.

A beach made of semi-precious green sand on the Big Island of Hawaiʻi.

These picturesque Hawaiian falls are home to a rare species of fish that uses a special sucker to climb up cliffs.

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

This black shoreline is made up of exploded lava particles.

“It's the quality” (but probably also the drive-through donut tunnel) that has attracted diners since 1968.

This public Skyspace created by artist James Turrell for his alma mater puts on a show every day at sunrise and sunset.

The heart of Little Saigon in Orange County is also the first and largest Vietnamese shopping center in the U.S.

One of the world's tallest Ferris wheels takes visitors high above Las Vegas in a spinning party room.

These banned cigarette vending machines now sell little pieces of pocket-sized art.

This mostly abandoned shopping outlet is now adorned with beautiful graffiti and murals.

The world’s largest concentrated solar plant generates as many problems as megawatts.

The "Fun Spot of the Desert" is now a haunting ruin, and a reminder that putting a water park in a desert is a bad idea.

An unexpected and peaceful oasis on a hillside.

Smooth basaltic rocks tell a tale of ancient glacial waterfalls.

This impressive tunnel was dug entirely by hand over the course of 36 years.

This sun-scorched lakebed contains samples of half the natural elements known to humankind.

The liveliest ghost town in the state.

The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.

Finally the worlds of UFO enthusiasts and beef jerky lovers have come together in this roadside shop.

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