7 Hidden Destinations in North America
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United States · Colorado
Deep within a remote Colorado canyon, an ancient riverbed holds the fossilized footsteps of hundreds of dinosaurs, an unparalleled prehistoric spectacle.
This challenging 11-mile round trip hike or guided vehicle tour leads to the largest dinosaur tracksite in North America, where over 1,300 f...
United States · Maine
Imagine a genuine desert, complete with shifting sand dunes, inexplicably existing in the lush, forested landscape of coastal Maine.
This 40-acre geological anomaly isn't a true desert but a unique landscape formed by glacial deposits and exacerbated by centuries of poor f...
United States · Minnesota
One river splits in two, but only one half continues its journey to Lake Superior; the other vanishes into a mysterious pothole, and no one knows where it goes.
At the Devil's Kettle, the Brule River forks just before a waterfall. While half plunges over the rocks as expected, the other half disappea...
United States · Nebraska
Frozen in time, a Nebraskan watering hole hides the perfectly preserved skeletons of dozens of prehistoric rhinos, camels, and horses, entombed by a catastrophic volcanic ashfall 12 million years ago.
This extraordinary paleontological site offers an unparalleled, in-situ glimpse into the Miocene epoch, where a catastrophic volcanic erupti...
United States · New York
Imagine strolling through a fossilized garden where ancient sea creatures transformed into bizarre, petrified 'cabbages' millions of years ago, creating a landscape unlike anything else on Earth.
This extraordinary geological site showcases one of the oldest exposed stromatolite formations in the world, dating back to the Cambrian per...
United States · Pennsylvania
Imagine a field where the very rocks sing when you tap them, a geological orchestra hidden in plain sight.
This peculiar park, nestled in rural Pennsylvania, is home to a vast boulder field filled with diabase rocks that produce resonant, bell-lik...
United States · Virginia
Deep within a Virginia cavern, the world's largest instrument plays music by gently tapping 3.5 acres of ancient stalactites.
This magnificent, custom-made lithophone uses the natural formations of Luray Caverns to create ethereal music. Conceived and constructed by...