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

The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.

"Only the devil could play golf here."

If there's another drive-through golf-cart bar in a bat-filled cave on top of a mountain, we don't know about it.

The Kirkland Monument remembers a selfless Civil War hero who braved the battlefield to give water to his dying enemies.

A home that witnessed Civil War combat on the Sunken Road has the battle scars to prove it.

An antique Beechcraft airplane serves as a giant windsock for people driving through the blustery open country of eastern Wyoming.

These elusive, isolated rodents evolved into a distinct, locally iconic subspecies.

The world’s largest concentrated solar plant generates as many problems as megawatts.

In the Bahamas sits a lighthouse that is among the last of its kind.

This hidden sculpture garden full of Wild West art is one of San Antonio's best-kept secrets.

Three hundred years of preserved Spanish colonial history in San Antonio.

Craggy concrete faces are hidden in the walls of this artificial cave along the San Antonio River.

Two small markers remember the Alamo's feline protectors.

Legend has it the commander of the defenders drew a fateful line in the dirt with his sword just before the final battle.

A 131-year-old wunderkammer of Texas history.

Conflicting markers on its floor tell a tale of two city centers in San Antonio.

An ivy-covered arch bridge dedicated to Tejano music singer and legend Rosita Fernandez.

This ruined fort and statue are a testament to the last king of Kaua‘i’s savvy diplomacy skills, which briefly brought Russians to Hawai‘i.

At the time of its completion, it was the tallest dam in the world.

The only natural lake in the world that drains into both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

One of nature's most well-scheduled phenomenons resides in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park.

One man's ambition created this psychedelic log home.

This Wyoming town is fascinated by a particular mythical creature.