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Haleakalā National Park

A dormant volcanic summit on Maui rising above the clouds, famous for sunrise viewing over its massive crater, plus a

The tallest sand dunes in North America, rising against the backdrop of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains — popular for

Jagged, dramatic peaks rising straight up from the valley floor at Jackson Hole, with world-class wildlife viewing and reflective lakes

Jagged, glacier-carved peaks and turquoise lakes along the Continental Divide, crossed by the legendary Going-to-the-Sun Road.

Tidewater glaciers calving directly into the sea, reachable mainly by cruise ship or small plane, with whales, sea otters, and

A vast subtropical wetland teeming with alligators, wading birds, and manatees — the largest designated wilderness east of the Mississippi.

A cluster of small islands 70 miles west of Key West, centered on the massive 19th-century Fort Jefferson, reachable only

The largest intact expanse of old-growth bottomland hardwood forest left in the U.S., known for its elevated boardwalk trail and

The deepest lake in the U.S., filling a collapsed volcanic caldera with famously vivid blue water, ringed by a 33-mile

Five undeveloped islands off the Southern California coast, reachable only by boat or plane, offering sea caves, kelp forests, and