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

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

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

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

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

The second tallest railway trestle bridge in America.

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

Shoreline strewn with the remains of ghostly fallen trees.

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

An abandoned network of military bunkers and tunnels open for anyone willing to descend into the darkness.

The only surviving piece of a submarine said to be the most decorated vessel in U.S. history.

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

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

This dry lake bed contains the oldest known petroglyphs in North America.

This Nevada lake holds its titular natural pyramid and, if the legends are true, a number of dangerous spirits.

The oldest hotel in Nevada.

An abandoned cyanide mill is now a haunting magnet for graffiti and illegal parties.

Historic home to one of the most famous women pioneers of the 19th century.

Eastern zen meets Western grit in these four little trees growing out of a rock on Lake Tahoe’s Nevada shore.

A breathtaking 19th-century trail overlooks Lake Tahoe.

This historic estate on the east shore of Lake Tahoe was home to an eccentric millionaire (and his pet elephant, Mingo).

One woman's Viking Castle on Lake Tahoe.

A relic of the region's once booming timber industry.

The tragedy of the Japanese internment camps is remembered here by a stark "Soul Consoling Tower."