People come from across the globe to swim in this lake believed to have healing properties.

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

One small town in the Pacific Northwest transformed itself into a Bavarian-themed tourist destination.

Old submarine parts have been converted into faux whale fins.

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

An obscure waterfall that looks like something out of a fantasy novel.

An extraordinary mixture of natural beauty and man-made phenomena.

A tiny red pebble marks what may be the quietest outdoor spot in the United States.

A whimsical village of unique treehouses resides in a Washington forest.

Rustic natural hot springs in the deciduous rain forest.

Couple's personal collection of pinball machines turned public pinball museum.

The longest continuous lava tube in the continental U.S. offers 2.5 miles of dark explorations for the adventurous.

Stroll through a wonderland of stupendous moss-covered trees.

Definitely not a clown bar.

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

Tens of thousands of tiny birds swarm into one school chimney every fall.

This massive mushroom has spent centuries eating its way across a huge swath of Oregon.

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

Treehouse motel and treehouse-building school.

Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.

The second largest waterfall by volume in the U.S., Willamette Falls is outdone only by Niagara in the amount of water that is pushed northward.

Hollowed out cedar log tubs set in an ancient towering forest.

This frequently-photographed waterfall takes only a short hike to visit.

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