Waterfalls

Burney Falls

Spring-fed falls in California’s volcanic northeast, flowing even in drought

Great Falls of the Potomac

Rapids where the Potomac crosses the fall line above Washington

ʻAkaka Falls

A 442-foot plunge into a rainforest gorge on Hawaiʻi Island

Lower Falls of the Yellowstone

The 308-foot falls at the head of Yellowstone’s Grand Canyon

Multnomah Falls

Oregon’s tallest waterfall, a two-tier plunge in the Columbia River Gorge

Niagara Falls

The famous falls on the Niagara River

Shoshone Falls

The Niagara of the West, on the Snake River in Idaho

Snoqualmie Falls

Sacred Snoqualmie site and early hydropower landmark east of Seattle

Taughannock Falls

A 215-foot plunge in a Finger Lakes gorge near Cayuga Lake

Yosemite Falls

Three-tiered waterfall dropping 2,425 feet into Yosemite Valley