Death Valley National Park in Nevada/California holds the record as the Hottest Place on Earth, a surreal landscape of salt flats, sand dunes, and colorful badlands. Badwater Basin at 282 feet below sea level and the star-filled night skies offer an otherworldly American experience.
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Death Valley National Park
Furnace Creek Visitor Center
Official visitor center offering information about attractions at Death Valley National Park.
Dantes View
Wildrose Charcoal Kilns
Built in 1877, these beehive-shaped kilns were used to create charcoal for local mining operations.
Zabriskie Point
Sizzling site in Death Valley National Park with views of the hilly badlands, sunrises & sunsets.
Hells Gate, Death Valley National Park
Death Valley National Park Sign
Badwater Basin
Vast, iconic chalky-white salt flats located 282 ft. below sea level in Death Valley National Park
Golden Canyon Trailhead
This interpretive trail though a scenic canyon in Death Valley is a popular hiking destination.
Death Valley National Park Information Area
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