All the rocks under your feet in the park came from ancient volcanoes. The trails cross black basalt rocks formed by lava ...

Near the Water Garden, you’ll find Johnson’s “Dejeuner Deja Vu,” which turns Manet’s controversial 1863 painting “Le Déjeuner ...

In 1926, millionaire Glenn Curtiss looked at a patch of Miami swampland and saw Scheherazade’s tales come to life. He hired ...

For the best crystal formation, go to areas with calm water near Black Rock Beach. Many visitors make necklaces or earrings ...

Scientists have tracked an increase from 5 to 23 eruptions per day since 2000. These geysers are unpredictable because of the ...

Point Roberts is technically part of Washington state, but you’ll need a passport to get there. When 19th-century mapmakers ...

About 2 hours from San Francisco, 3 hours from Oakland, and 5 hours from Los Angeles sits Pinnacles National Park. This ...

Not all California beaches have golden sand and palm trees. Up in Humboldt County, black sands roll out three and a half ...

It’s survived both city bulldozers and fires, and now serves as the Heidelberg Project History House. The 1,800 square foot building sits at Heidelberg Street and Ellery Avenue. In 2016, Guyton got ...

The Eben Ice Caves aren’t just frozen waterfalls. They’re a physics lesson in slow motion. Each winter, water trickling through Michigan’s UP limestone creates caves made entirely of ice, forming ...

The Haiku Stairs were built in 1942 by the US Navy after Pearl Harbor. Two men, Bill Adams and Louis Otto, took just 21 days ...

This quirky Rockport home, made from layers of varnished newspapers in the 1920s, started as an experiment and turned into ...