Spanish moss hangs from oak trees in its squares and wonderfully preserved 18th and 19th-century homes line the streets.
These stunning ice castles pop up seasonally in Utah, Wisconsin, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New York, and Colorado.
This light-filled slot canyon is situated within the Navajo Nation reserve in northern Arizona. A whirl of burning sandstone reaching about 120 feet from the ground
Its basalt walls have been hewn over millions of years and waterfalls rush over its rocky expanse. Nearby, the 611-foot Multnomah Falls is another of Oregon's great wonders.
Cobalt Lake Tahoe is nestled within the Sierra Nevada mountains, its waters spreading across two western states.
The creatures found fame in Marguerite Henry's 1947 children's novel Misty of Chincoteague, although they're all the more majestic in real life.
There are as many as 600 cliff dwellings spread across Mesa Verde National Park, but the Cliff Palace is by far the most impressive, with 150 rooms and 23 kivas.
Hearst Castle was the vision of William Randolph Hearst who, along with architect Julia Morgan, created this fairy-tale estate, known as La Cuesta Encantada or Enchanted Hill.