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

These old stone ruins in the Oregon wilderness were once bathrooms and are steeped in legends of murder.

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

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

Native American burial mounds? Giant gopher dens? No one knows what created the Mima Mounds.

A giant roadside black bird marks the location of this eclectic local mall.

When in Idaho, sleep in a giant potato.

These falls, sometimes called the "Niagara of the West," still put on a good show at the right time of year.

Where the famed daredevil attempted to launch himself across a canyon in a custom-built rocket.

This museum glorifies the humble potato.

This secluded aqua waterfall in the Grand Canyon is the perfect swimming hole, and the Havasupai tribe's fiercely protected natural wonder.

Most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest.

An urban laboratory.

This erect, phallic geological spire wasn't always named so domestically.

This fog-enshrouded, antique corner store sells individual slices of wedding-fancy layer cakes from a window.

A world of craftwork elegantly curated in a historic brick warehouse.

The wooden airship was the largest flying boat ever built.

At the base of Steens Mountain resides an otherworldly desert.

This café is dedicated to serving coffee roasted by Native American-owned companies.

The trunks of 3,000 year-old trees lurk beneath the surface of this crystal clear lake in Oregon.

A tourist attraction founded around a slumping cabin.

Is this the most Portland place ever?

Nestled between a college and a golf course, the garden is home to more than 2,500 rhododendrons.

Featuring a casually threatening atmosphere along with dessert and coffee to die for.