The graffiti-covered remnants of a former triangulation station are balanced precariously on this California peak.

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

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

400 million-year old limestone caverns nestled in the Ozarks served as shelter and a hideout for cultures throughout North American history.

A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.

It should come as no surprise that the world's largest artichoke lies in the town that calls itself the "Artichoke Center of the World."

More than 700 species live within this murky marvel of a swamp on California's coast.

This concrete ship has had four careers - World War I tanker, floating amusement park, fishing pier, and artificial reef.

One of the largest Buddhist communities in the West sits on the site of an old hospital.

A collection of colorful dinosaurs hidden in an actual rainforest.

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

World's largest porcine hairball sits in a collection maintained by Benedictine monks.

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

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

The first North American landing spot for James Cook on his third voyage of discovery in the Pacific.

Multiple waterfalls and several historic CCC buildings anchor this state park in Oregon's Willamette Valley.

Legend says that these tall basalt pillars are the petrified wives of a trickster god.

A memorial for the mustachioed record-setting runner.

Home to the deepest rift anywhere on Earth.

The world's first nuclear power plant is open to visitors looking to role-play a meltdown.

Despite a legend that says this highest peak in Oregon was climbed in high heels scores of people have died on its slopes.

Members of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs still net migrating salmon in the traditional way at this cataract on the Deschutes River.

An out-of-the-way state park in Oregon that features both a picturesque waterfall and the ruins of a hydropower plant.

This great stone guardian of the forest is a relic from the land's volatile volcanic past.