Where the famed daredevil attempted to launch himself across a canyon in a custom-built rocket.

This underground cave located in the most barren reaches of Idaho is filled with ice year-round.

Despite its name, this route in southern Utah offers a heavenly day trip.

Once a menacing challenge for trailblazers, this trail is now the most scenic drive in Utah.

This Old West eatery along America's Loneliest Road was originally a stop on the Pony Express.

These modest Midwestern formations are kin to Niagara Falls' impressive cliffs, more than 600 miles away.

This hidden gem in Arizona is truly worth the rugged journey.

This cave was hidden for thousands of years, storing the worldly goods of ancient Native Americans.

How a bat poo mine became a major Native American archaeological site—and connections to legendary red-haired giants.

A scenic hike in the High Sierra that ends at an old gold mine.

This stretch of beach along California's central coast is a busy highway for the largest seal in the northern hemisphere.

One of the Eight Wonders of Kansas and the first official National Natural Monument these stark formations look like nature's Stonehenge.

These otherworldly limestone formations jut out from the Kansas prairie.

Once an ancient sea, this landscape of rocky ravines is filled with the fossils of ancient marine life.

Harder layers in colorful sandstone weather out as prominent “fins" and even more intricate and bizarre shapes.

Many generations of travelers have passed through the steep, smooth walls of this canyon.

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

This mesmerizing and surreal landscape features intricate patterns of white and red sandstone.

An abandoned mine where dreams of quicksilver trickled away over 75 years ago.

A mountain path passes by several sprawling enclosures home to a pair of rescued brown bears.

Nevada's largest cactus collection stands outside a candy mogul's small factory.

The Grand Canyon’s original airport, which once welcomed pilots like Amelia Earhart and Charles Lindbergh, lies abandoned.

This magnificent, quirky home sits atop a literal gold mine in the middle of the Nevada desert.

The tragedy of the Japanese internment camps is remembered here by a stark "Soul Consoling Tower."