This Nevada lake holds its titular natural pyramid and, if the legends are true, a number of dangerous spirits.

Officially named the "Loneliest Road in America," this barren stretch of Nevada road offers almost nothing but sky and open fields.

The drama of nature in full effect in this Nevada State Park.

Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky.

In the middle of an extremely unforgiving and desolate high desert is the most secret military facility in the world.

A collision of human error and natural geothermal pressure created this rainbow-colored geologic wonder.

A brick-paved former section of the historic coast-to-coast highway.

Other-worldly rock formations and ancient fossils abound in this unique stretch of Nebraska badlands.

For thousands of years, Native American hunters drove buffalo straight off this cliff in Montana's Yellowstone Country.

A scenic ravine with an astounding collection of rock art created by the Indigenous people of the Great Plains.

The oldest badlands in North America, Makoshika State Park takes it name from the Lakota words for broken land.

The residents at this Yellowstone wildlife park will certify your cooler as "bear-proof."

This beautiful ancient site is dotted with perforated sandstone pillars considered sacred by some Native American groups.

The last physical evidence of the Lewis and Clark trail is one of their autographs etched into this giant rock.

This amazingly preserved Gold Rush town is a historian's dream.

This former small town was destroyed not by the motor oil it sprayed the ground with but by the toxic waste that was added.

A geological oddity formed by two rivers carving out a mass of limestone on both sides.

Giant granite rocks standing end-to-end like a train of circus elephants.

Erosion and time have created a naturally-formed water park.

A Muppet museum in small-town Mississippi honors the roots of Jim Henson's most beloved creation.

This large midwestern cavern features impressive rock formations and an underground waterfall.

Two dozen rescued bears roam (mostly) free at the largest bear ranch in the U.S.

A mysterious light in the wood, rumoured to be the the ghost of a railroad brakeman.

This national park on the shore of Lake Michigan features remarkable dunes that lie at the heart of a Chippewa legend.