A desert settlement founded and later abandoned by Hawaiian members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Utah's Skull Valley.

These early tent-shaped grave coverings are unique to Appalachia.

This boulder stays on its mountain thanks to a huge chain and on the map due to local legend.

This gallery of prehistoric red ochre art lines the wall of a scenic segment in Utah's San Rafael Swell.

Eclectic collection of rare and beautiful stones in a historic home.

Grave of the man allegedly responsible for a series of infamous murders in Boston in the 1960s.

These ancient sacred grounds granted amnesty to those who managed to reach them.

The highest point in Texas is capped by a big silver pyramid.

Nearly 300,000 acres of wildlife, natural splendor, and a hidden ghost town have been designated a national monument.

The highest peak in the state of Vermont has some interesting features.

An exercise in patience and imagination, where Mother Earth turned common stuff into precious hidden treasures.

Foragers once flocked to this big beautiful bayou to hunt for pearls.

The cinder cone volcano with a less than complimentary name.

This dormant volcanic crater has been converted from a roiling pit of magma to a pleasant hiking spot.

Every winter, the wind carves blocks of frozen water into beautiful abstract shapes inside this unusually curved tunnel.

Carved faces add a touch of magic to this island's impressive oak trees.

This natural marble cave is one of only five national monuments in Oregon.

The Old Mill shown in the opening credits of “Gone With the Wind” is actually fairly new, and was never a mill at all.

The homestead of American patriot John Adams.

Mountain known by the Tillamook Tribe as "the place of the supreme deity."

One of the world’s largest and deepest freshwater springs, where mastodons once roamed.

One of the U.S. Forest Service's only mansions is outfitted with a dinner table for floating food.

More than 21,000 images fill this overlooked gem of a prehistoric site.

Jurassic Park—A Still Life.