Natural wonders of america

1. Death Valley, CA

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A section of the Mojave Desert, Death Valley is the lowest, driest, hottest place in North America.

2. Kilauea, HI

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Kilauea, on the Big Island of Hawaii, sends streams of lava steaming into the Pacific Ocean.

3. Monument Valley, UT

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The sandstone buttes of Monument Valley stand like towers in the Four Corners region of the Western US.

4. Niagara Falls, NY
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The tourist vessel “Maid of the Mist IV” does a float-by of the American Falls.

5. Redwoods, CA
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The tallest trees on the planet hide out in a few remaining tracts of Northern California’s old-growth coastal forests.

6. Grand Canyon, AZ
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A mile down from the canyon’s rim, the Colorado River is still cutting.

7. Mammoth Cave, KY
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Mammoth Cave National Park protects a portion of the longest known cave system in the world.

8. Florida Everglades
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The Everglades are a 60-mile-wide, super-slow-moving subtropical river covering the tip of Florida.

9. Hubbard Glacier, AK
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Where Hubbard Glacier meets the sea, its 6-mile-wide face calves huge blocks of ice.

10. Black Hills, SD
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Harney Peak (pictured at top), within the Black Hills National Forest, is the highest east of the Rockies.

11. The Mississippi
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This monster river system drains 31 US states and is the fourth longest in the world.

12. Bryce Canyon, UT

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Bryce can be more accurately described as an immense eroded amphitheater, populated with hoodoos (pictured at middle).

13. Mt. Desert Island, ME

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The island is protected by Acadia National Park and is all rocky shoreline and crumbly mountain woodland.

14. Crater Lake, OR
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Collapsed volcano, now a deep blue lake in southern Oregon.

15. Arches, UT

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The national park preserves land that’s home to over 2,000 of these weathered sandstone arches.

16. Yosemite Valley, CA

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Looking down the Yosemite Valley, you can see Bridalveil Falls and the granite cliff of Half Dome in the distance.

 

17. Carlsbad Caverns, NM

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The caverns’ “Big Room” is the third largest cave chamber in North America.

18. Old Faithful, WY

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This geyser in Yellowstone National Park erupts a 140-foot spout of water at regular 45- to 120-minute intervals.