One small town in the Pacific Northwest transformed itself into a Bavarian-themed tourist destination.

Inside this striking glass building, visitors can see thousands of dinosaur fossils in the positions that nature deposited them more than 150 million years ago.

Named for a prominent scout and explorer, this Wyoming state park encompasses a replica of an 1840s trading post, a 19th-century Army outpost, and early 20th-century automobile lodgings.

The highest peak in Utah is the hardest to reach, but only if explorers choose the hard way.

A house carved into a rock in the 1940s.

One of the world’s largest collections of petroglyphs records 2,000 years of human activity.

This rugged area of red rocks and arches is often considered one of the most beautiful places on Earth.

A late-19th century diversion canal built by hand crosses Bryce Canyon National Park and is still in use.

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

Erosion and various mineral deposits give this striking canyon its distinct color and soft appearance.

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

Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.

The last of a gourmet supermarket chain, this store helped spark California's Food Revolution.

The only standing town in the United States that early Chinese Americans built for themselves.

Fire meets ice at the southernmost volcano on Earth.

The location where the American Revolution ended.

Legend says one of the world's largest marine geysers is actually a whale that got wedged within the rocks.

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.

This historic Victorian hotel has a scandalous history of affairs and murder.

This black shoreline is made up of exploded lava particles.

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

A glass display case holds the document that ended the Second World War—which one person signed on the wrong line.

Brisbane's manmade urban beach has enough water to fill five Olympic-sized swimming pools.

Come for the flowers, stay for the bats!