The huge collection of paintings of the American West is one of Denver's best-kept secrets.

On the Oregon coast there is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.

Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.

A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.

This extravagant Art Nouveau rest stop features a million-dollar view of the Columbia River.

Two massive rock outcroppings on the Oregon coastline.

This gorgeous beach hides behind two headlands in Oregon's Ecola State Park.

A Roman-style column in Oregon hides a spiral staircase inside.

Rushing water plunges over a 100-foot drop created by an ancient lava flow at this majestic waterfall.

100-year-old shipwreck you can walk up to at low tide.

An institution that preserves the history of institutionalization.

The trunks of 3,000 year-old trees lurk beneath the surface of this crystal clear lake in Oregon.

Where Nor'easters go to die.

The park preserves a single, rare species of carnivorous plant that spells doom for unsuspecting insects.

This historic steamboat is scuttled just a few hundred feet from where it was built over a hundred years ago.

This 19th-century museum inside of a lighthouse is only accessible during low tide.

Shoreline strewn with the remains of ghostly fallen trees.

One of two giant blue cockerel statues erected with an intentional double meaning.

A toweringly silly piece of modern art has been delighting locals since the 1980s.

The only arched bridge made of stone on the entire Mississippi River.

This kaleidoscopic mural shows Bob Dylan throughout his transition from young troubadour to Nobel laureate.

A museum chronicling pioneer life constructed over Interstate 80.