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Nature has its own collection of improbable sights. Explore Secret Caverns, the Mammoth Site, dinosaur tracks at Red Gulch, and the Bisti Badlands, then check individual entries for access conditions and visitor details before you travel.

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Dinosaur State Park

Rocky Hill, Connecticut

A geodesic dome protects hundreds of Jurassic footprints discovered by accident during construction of a state building.

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Tree in the Rock

Buford, Wyoming

A limber pine grows directly from a crack in a granite boulder between the lanes of Interstate 80, where travelers have been stopping to stare for…

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Mystic Hot Springs

Monroe, Utah

Hot mineral water flows down colorful mineral terraces into pools and a row of vintage bathtubs perched outdoors on a Utah hillside.

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Giant Springs and the Roe River

Great Falls, Montana

A huge freshwater spring feeds a famously tiny river beside the Missouri.

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Lake Peigneur

New Iberia, Louisiana

In 1980, a drilling accident opened a path into a salt mine beneath Lake Peigneur, creating a whirlpool that swallowed a rig, barges, boats, land, and…