10 of the Greatest Natural Wonders in the United States
With so much spectacular biodiversity within the United States, you are bound to encounter incredible natural landmarks like hot desert playas and plateaus, breathtaking glaciers, skyscraping mountain peaks, rolling grasslands where millions of bison once roamed, tropical rain forests, active volcanic zones and polar tundra.

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National Parks
The Garden of the Gods is a public park located near Colorado Springs, Colorado, in the United States. The most outstanding geologic features of this …
Yosemite National Park lies in the western foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains in the northern portion of California. It covers an area of …
The Grand Canyon started to form millions of years ago when the Colorado Plateau began to rise because of colliding tectonic plates. Rain and melted …
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Alongside the coast of northern California, there are several state and national parks that have come to be known as the Redwood National and State …
Denali National Park and Preserve is located in the Alaska interior in the US. The park is centered on the Denali, the highest mountain in North …
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Niagara Falls is a collection of three waterfalls crossing the border between Canada and the United States. The waterfalls are situated between the …
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Yellowstone National Park is located in US states of Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho. The majority of the park (96%) falls within Wyoming. Montana is …
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Death Valley is the hottest place on earth! The highest air temperature was recorded there 56.7 °C (134.1 °F), at Furnace Creek in 1913. That reading …
The Mississippi River is the longest river in North America. Flowing entirely within the United States, it drains (when accounting for its major …
Bryce Canyon in southwestern Utah was an area was settled by Mormon pioneers in the 1850s and was named after Ebenezer Bryce, who homesteaded in the …