I've been to all 50 states... these are my most otherworldly experiences

A seasoned traveler who has visited each 50 states has revealed the best natural wonders crossed the country. 

Katherine Parker-Magyar, a question writer who has been to each 7 continents and 86 countries, describes herself arsenic idiosyncratic with 'an incurable lawsuit of wanderlust'. 

The New York-based freelancer precocious listed her favourite question spots and explained wherefore they stood retired from others.

Here are her apical 8 recommendations of unthinkable wonders to see: 

1. The Great Basin Desert

The Great Basin Desert is 1 of the 4 deserts and the lone acold godforsaken successful the US.

It spreads from the Sierra Nevada Range successful California to the Wasatch Range successful Utah and from confederate Oregon to confederate Nevada - which is wherefore it is named 'Great Basin'. 

Famously known to beryllium covered successful snow, Magyar described it arsenic 'truly otherworldly'.

Writing for Business Insider, she said: 'While there, I felt similar I'd landed connected the satellite successful the champion way.

'I erstwhile spent an unforgettable autumn greeting watching the sunrise portion floating supra the godforsaken successful the yearly Great Reno Balloon Race, successful awe of the foothills of Sierra Nevada formed successful pastel hues below.'

2. Northern Lights successful Alaska

The Aurora Borealis person agelong been a root of great wonderment and enigma for travelers crossed the world. 

The dancing ribbons of airy are created erstwhile energized particles from the prima deed the Earth's ambiance and transform into a cinematic atmospheric phenomenon. 

The champion clip to spot the bluish lights successful Alaska is betwixt precocious August to mid-April from 11pm to 2am adjacent Fairbanks, according to Alaska.org. 

3. The Teton Range successful Wyoming 

The Teton Range, a portion of the the Rocky Mountains, are 1 of the astir magnificent mountains that agelong approximately 40 miles successful a north–south absorption of Wyoming. 

The Grand Teton National Park encompasses the scope and is wide known for its rich wildlife, pristine lakes and majestic alpine vistas. 

After the visiting the Park, Magyar said: 'I retrieve the precise archetypal clip I saw the Tetons arsenic a kid connected a cross-country roadworthy travel with my family. I was simply blown distant by the quality of the range, which seemed to embody the chaotic possibilities of the American West.

'Of the galore peaks, valleys, and rivers to explore, my favourite enactment remains kayaking connected Jenny Lake, which was formed by glaciers implicit 12,000 years ago.' 

4. The Mount Desert Island successful Maine

Known arsenic the the largest land disconnected the seashore of Maine and the 2nd biggest connected the East Coast, the Mount Desert Island is location to the Acadia National Park and the town of Bar Harbor. 

With a section colonisation of astir 10,000 people, the land becomes a blooming abrogation spot during the summertime months and is mostly visited by wealthy socialites and celebrities. 

'I spent clip successful Maine connected a sailing Outward Bound arsenic a teen and inactive instrumentality each year, eternally convinced that clip spent connected Mount Desert Island is the mode beingness should be,' the writer said about the island.  

5. The Puʻu Pehe stone in Lānaʻi, Hawaii 

The Puʻupehe Platform, besides known Puʻu Pehe and successful tourer lit arsenic Sweetheart Rock, is located off the confederate coastline betwixt Mānele and Hulopoʻe Bays. 

The 80 feet agelong stone has agelong been a favourite tract for watching mesmerizing sunsets by travelers. 

'I embarked connected a pre-dawn hike up to the lookout from Four Seasons Lānaʻi, traversing the cliff's borderline past Hulopoʻe Beach, and was rewarded with 1 of the astir memorable views I'd seen successful my life', Magyar wrote successful Business Insider. 

6. Redwood Forest successful California

Renowned for the world's tallest trees, The Redwood National and State Park protects astir fractional of the world's aged maturation redwoods, including immoderate that are 370 feet tall. 

To spot them, visitors tin thrust done the Avenue of the Giants - a well-paved roadworthy with tons of pull-outs for parking. The roadworthy besides opens up to abbreviated hikes. 

Magyar wrote successful Business Insider: 'I archetypal visited arsenic a mediate schooler, and erstwhile I returned successful my 20s, I was shocked anew astatine their tallness — they tin beryllium astir 300 feet tall. I'd grown taller, and yet they remained gigantic.

'There's thing much humbling than walking among giants that person existed connected this satellite for implicit 1,000 years.'

The parkland is besides a World Heritage Site and International Biosphere Reserve. 

7. Florida Keys islands 

The Florida Keys are a drawstring of islands stretching astir 120 miles disconnected the confederate extremity of Florida between the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico.

The tiny pieces of onshore are fashionable tourer destination for fishing, boating, snorkeling and scuba diving and are particularly known for their turquoise bluish waters and pink sunsets.

8. The Grand Canyon successful Arizona 

Located wholly wrong the authorities of Arizona, The Grand Canyon is 1 of America's astir beauteous wonders and encompasses 278 miles of the Colorado River and adjacent uplands. 

The tract is 1 of the 'most spectacular examples of erosion anyplace successful the world,' according to National Park Service. 

'There's a crushed that the Grand Canyon is truthful celebrated arsenic a US earthy landmark: It's breathtaking successful standard and the vivid colors of the rocks bespeak the weathering of millions of years of erosion,' Magyar wrote.