Death Valley

Death Valley National Park
Death Valley: Attracting Visitors Even in the 120 Degree Heat
For over a hundred years, visitors have been flocking to the strange, secluded desert of fascinating Death Valley. Sharing sections of California and Nevada, this massive National Park is the largest in the lower 48 states by far, covering 3.4 million acres. Considered inhospitable between the months of May and October, this park still draws thousands of eager visitors even then. Peak season is generally considered to fall between November and early April, when temperatures are the most welc...

Death Valley National Park
Death Valley
One of the places everyone should go to at least once is Death Valley National Park. People come all over the world to visit this park, but there are still many people from America that still haven't visited it. Full of unique features, and with a complex geologic history, Death Valley is a place you should visit at least once, if not several times.

Highlights of Death Valley
The hottest and lowest place in America
Death Valley recorded the highest recorded temperature of 57 C (134 F) in America in June 1913, which is also the 2nd highest temperature worldwide. It also has a number of areas that are below sea level, with the lowest point at Badwater Basin at 282ft below sea level. I didn't visit Badwater, but I did get to Furnace Creek which is 190ft below sea level.