A dwindling menagerie of anthropomorphic oil derrick animals still dot the barren California landscape.

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

Finally the worlds of UFO enthusiasts and beef jerky lovers have come together in this roadside shop.

Colorful sedimentary rock layers provide opportunities both for hiking and photography.

A pair of trees near a Hong Kong shrine are said to grant wishes, but only the ones they hold on to.

Singapore's landscaping project is home to 18 incredible Supertrees.

A vertically floating hemlock controls the waves and weather at Crater Lake.

This ultra-modern California span is actually a titanic solar clock in disguise built by famed architect Santiago Calatrava.

The world's largest mineral hot springs is home to a herd of bison, a free public bath house, beautiful mineral formations, and a terrifying swinging bridge.

These markers are used to document elevation changes around the famed dam.

This tiny Hawaiian island is slowly coming back to life after being bombed during naval training exercises.

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

Inside, visitors are treated to the rich history of sugar farming and its impact on Hawaiian society.

A series of waterfalls and pools that flow through the 'Ohe'o Gulch and into the ocean.

A cooled lava flow from the Haleakalā volcano formed these surreal-looking columnar basalt structures.

Ten acres of the Kula Forest Reserve make up this wondrous state park.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

Like a kitschy mirage in the Mojave, this eatery serves up classic 50s-style diner meals and a dinosaur sculpture garden.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

"Only the devil could play golf here."

The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.

This crumbling Death Valley mining complex was known for its use of giant, 20-mule team wagons.

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

The facade of this relic from the Klondike gold rush is decorated with over 8,800 pieces of driftwood.