50 Breathtaking Photos Of America ' s Natural Beauty " From the mountains , to the prairies , to the oceans white with foam . .." Recognize that song lyric ? America ' s landscape is so vast and varied , sometimes it ' s mind blowing to think about how many different types of unique scenery exist from one state or region to the next . Summer is the season for celebrating America -- from Memorial Day to the Fourth of July to Labor Day -- so why not take a moment and admire the natural beauty of the 50 states ? 1 . AlabamaMize Mill Falls , Sipsey Wilderness , Bankhead National Forest 2 . AlaskaMountains reflected in the Kenai River 3 . ArizonaHorseshoe Bend 4 . ArkansasFlatside Wilderness , Ouachita National Forest 5 . CaliforniaMcWay Falls , Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park , Big Sur 6 . ColoradoMaroon Bells , Aspen 7 . ConnecticutEnder ' s Falls 8 . DelawareRehoboth Beach 9 . FloridaDry Tortugas National Park 10 . GeorgiaWormsloe Historic Site 11 . HawaiiWailua Falls 12 . IdahoBruneau Dunes State Park 13 . IllinoisGarden of the Gods , Shawnee National Forest 14 . IndianaCornfield in Millville 15 . IowaMalanaphy Springs State Preserve 16 . KansasBig Basin Prairie Reserve 17 . KentuckyA view of the Cumberland Gap and Fern Lake 18 . LouisianaLake Martin 19 . MaineCoastline at Acadia National Park 20 . MarylandThe Brighton Dam at the Tridelphia Reservoir 21 . MassachusettsThe Knob , Falmouth 22 . MichiganPictured Rocks National Lakeshore at sunset 23 . MinnesotaMinnehaha Falls 24 . MississippiCypress Swamp , Natchez Trace Parkway 25 . MissouriGreer Springs 26 . MontanaGrinnell Lake , Glacier National Park 27 . Nebraska Scotts Bluff National Monument 28 . NevadaValley of Fire State Park 29 . New Hampshire < The Androscoggin River and the Great North Woods 30 . New JerseyThe Pine Barrens 31 . New MexicoWhite Sands National Monument 32 . New YorkTaughannock Falls State Park 33 . North CarolinaThomas Divide , Great Smoky Mountains National Park 34 . North DakotaBadlands sandstone formations , Theodore Roosevelt National Park 35 . OhioUpper Falls at Old Man ' s Cave , Hocking Hills State Park 36 . OklahomaMount Scott , Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge 37 . OregonMount Hood 38 . PennsylvaniaYoughiogheny River Gorge at Ohiopyle State Park 39 . Rhode IslandMohegan Bluffs Beach , Block Island 40 . South CarolinaBotany Bay Road , Edisto Island 41 . South DakotaBadlands National Park 42 . TennesseeGreat Smoky Mountains National Park 43 . TexasRio Grande , Big Bend National Park 44 . UtahBryce Amphitheater , Bryce Canyon National Park 45 . VermontGreen Mountain National Forest 46 . VirginiaShenandoah National Park 47 . WashingtonPalouse Falls 48 . West VirginiaCanaan Valley 49 . WisconsinPewit ' s Nest , Devil ' s Lake State Park 50 . Wyoming