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Eons ago, a rushing lava river formed this pristine passage through solid rock.

Wild lights and sound effects turn a walk through some caves into an eye-popping 1960s tourist attraction.

Hundreds of glow-in-the-dark objects light up a museum in a historic zinc mine.

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

Trails through lava-carved tube-caves display sparkling bacteria and a rich history.

No one knows how this Pacific Northwest spruce tree came to have so many trunks.

See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.

This natural wonder drops 16 stories straight down through rare flora and streaming waterfalls.

Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.

Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."

Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.

Breathtakingly blue walls shimmer inside the "Glacier Behind the Town."

This underground oasis is one of North America’s most fascinating prehistoric places—and you can scuba dive in it.

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

Carved by a waterfall in a hard-to-reach rock formation, this heart-shaped rock has inspired romantics for decades.

A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.

The world's longest known cave system.

A museum dedicated to the alleged Roswell Incident.

The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."

A breathtaking array of ancient Pueblo structures and artifacts counterintuitively preserved by neglect.

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

Franciscan monks created a facsimile of the Holy Land for North Americans who couldn’t afford the trip overseas.

Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.

This frequently-photographed waterfall takes only a short hike to visit.