Oregon's only closed-basin hypersaline lake, an important stopover for migrating waterfowl, is in danger of drying up completely.

This spectacular fault escarpment, a popular hang-glider launch point, extends some 30 miles long and towers about 2,500 feet over the valley floors to the west.

This beloved roadside attraction welcomes visitors with his signature neon smile.

The arch that celebrated the completion of the Lincoln and Victory highways.

Curiously, this large sporting goods store features 14 wax representations of American presidents.

The colossal cartoon man stands outside a Nevada museum.

What began as a prominent Burning Man art piece is now an iconic symbol of downtown Reno.

This former New Jersey bus now exists as a public art exhibit.

Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.

This naturally heated mountainous creek has created a group of neon blue pools of potentially deadly boiling water.

Smooth basaltic rocks tell a tale of ancient glacial waterfalls.

A 19th-century Baja cantina that many say is the birthplace of the margarita.

Canyon walls shrouded in ferns.

This natural marble cave is one of only five national monuments in Oregon.

The world's last remaining store of its kind.

The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.

Trails through lava-carved tube-caves display sparkling bacteria and a rich history.

Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.

This tiny cluster of abandoned buildings looks like the future of the ghost town - today!

The lighthouse central to the 1980s horror classic "The Fog" is, in fact, located in one of the foggiest areas of the Pacific Coast.

An enchanting tunnel of cypress trees leads to an old morse code station still used today.

'Cause the fence start shaking, the earth was quaking.

This abandoned boat was left in place thanks to its rotting beauty.

Where a staggering 747 ships were constructed during World War II.