Once close to extinction, there is no shortage of elephant seals on the beaches of Año Nuevo State Park.

This quirky roadside attraction dives into the many theories surrounding North America's most infamous hairy cryptid.

The long, arduous journey of the stones of the Abbey of New Clairvaux.

A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.

An optical illusion found amid a logged redwood forest.

A vertically floating hemlock controls the waves and weather at Crater Lake.

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

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

Treehouse motel and treehouse-building school.

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

Canyon walls shrouded in ferns.