Rocky cove with large smashing waves tied to an important Samoan cultural story.

Bridge that died in war and was resurected.

An abandoned coal mine reached by a steep hike.

One day a year it is legal to jump off of this astoundingly tall bridge that spans an Appalachian gorge.

Once connected to the outside world by a single train track, this ghost town is looked after by the National Park Service.

This Arkansas town is known for its gangster history, its healing waters, and now its brews.

This historic hotel on Bathhouse Row in Hot Springs National Park has a storied history of gangsters and baseball greats.

This super steep hike ascends 2,000 feet in less than a mile.

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

An abandoned quicksilver mining town surrounded by the Big Bend parks.

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

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.

Ancient pueblos built into the base of a natural canyon wall.

This historic national park is covered in the stunning ruins of red rock pueblos.

This 4,000-foot-diameter hole is touted as "the most well known, best preserved meteorite crater on Earth."

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

Considered by many to be one of the most dangerous highways in Alaska.

A rare kind of blue bear can be found chiefly in the national park that shares their name.

The ghostly remains of what was once the world's richest copper mine.

The king of U.S. high points towers over every other peak on the continent.

Massive mounds of golden sand look like a desert landscape randomly plopped in an Arctic forest.

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.

The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.