Fifty years after a “blast blasted blubber beyond all believable bounds,” this idyllic natural area commemorates the carnage.

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

Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.

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

There's something big lurking beneath the surface of this tiny Oregon park.

Ride a mechanical corn dog at the alleged birthplace of America's favorite deep-fried wiener.

Hundreds of painted rocks dazzle this small beach where adding your own is encouraged.

You might recognize this historic Oregon mansion from its appearance in 'The Goonies.'

This super-sized skillet is a replica of a usable giant pan where a woman once skated on bacon.

Home of Jake the Alligator Man, the mummified remains of a cigar smoking, cross-dressing celebrity of the Northwestern coast.

The founder of a utopian religious community based on the Golden Rule laid his son to rest on this grassy hill.

A giant sculpture dedicated to a staple of South Bend food culture.

This grove of ghostly cedars was killed in 1700 by an enormous tsunami, felt from the United States to Japan.

Standing 191 feet tall and measuring more than 55 feet in circumference, this is the world's tallest spruce tree.

The second tallest railway trestle bridge in America.

At the most northwestern point of the contiguous United States lies a trail leading through an ancient forest to stunning cliff-side vistas and massive oceanside caves.

Shoreline strewn with the remains of ghostly fallen trees.

A tiny plaque hidden miles into the Washington wilderness is all that remains to honor a shipwreck that left 18 people dead.

One man's eclectic collection of treasures found at sea.

A glimpse into the "Logging Capital of the World" at a time when there was far more forest and far less machinery.

This tree has witnessed nearly 1,000 years of history.

A surreal landscape where fanged rocks rise from the ground and the ocean feels like a great mystery.

This large Sitka spruce that appears to be floating in mid-air, has defied logic for years.

Stroll through a wonderland of stupendous moss-covered trees.