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

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

An institution that preserves the history of institutionalization.

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

Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.

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

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

An unusual, super-sized grocery adventure awaits in an Ohio suburb.

An abandoned relic of the city's failed experiment with below ground transit.

This modern castle sat empty for decades before a fire inspired its builders to complete its luxury halls.

One of the few surviving "Wigwam"-themed motels.

A ship that lived many lives under many names is now known merely as the "Ghost Ship."

Hellam Township is reputed to feature seven remote gates, which when passed through in the right order, open an entrance to hell.

This quarter-mile tunnel under the Bluff in Pittsburgh bends at a 45-degree angle.

This monument marks the beginning journey of a wounded soldier's leg that ended up almost two states away.

Home of the only civilian casualty at the Battle of Gettysburg.

This museum is dedicated to the first coast-to-coast highway.

A small granite block at this monument's base is the only part of Lincoln's Tomb outside of Illinois.

Color-coded signs direct drivers on a network of routes designed to avoid Pittsburgh traffic.

An American flag was erected for every day that passed during the Iranian Hostage Crisis.

The Pennsylvania shopping center was once the setting for the 1978 film, "Dawn of the Dead."

A pyramid commemorates the birthplace of James Buchanan, the 15th president of the United States

Memorializing an American tragedy of massive proportions.

A dramatic, 360-degree recreation of Pickett's Charge in the Civil War.