Thousand-year-old trees tower within one of the world's only inland temperate rainforests.

One woman's Viking Castle on Lake Tahoe.

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

A creek tumbles over a series of step-like rocks to create this scenic water feature.

Unknown to many, this sparkling turquoise lake hides amid Oregon's snowcapped mountains.

This lake in the Cascades lives up to its name, disappearing down a hole every spring.

When Azorean green tea meets volcanic hot springs water, a luminous brew is born.

Take a hike to this remote, scenic tea stop in the Canadian Rockies.

The city's oldest Chinese restaurant offers local history and seriously good food.

Here lies Lilly E. Gray, an alleged "victim of the beast," but the reason long remained a mystery.

Local legend has it that an old, decaying staircase outside this cemetery is haunted by dozens of ghosts.

This revered mutant tree was felled in an act of ecoterrorism leaving a legacy of myth and possibly murder.

This vast, pristine wilderness is home to a rare subspecies of black bear.

Cougar Annie earned her nickname after shooting 60 cougars over the years as well as 80 black bears who threatened her garden.

Nuclear waste dump site now an environmental sanctuary.

At the most northwestern point of the contiguous United States lies a trail leading through an ancient forest to stunning cliff-side vistas and massive oceanside caves.

Where Nor'easters go to die.

Derelict buildings are all that remain of a complex at the site of one of the worst mining disasters in Montana history.

One man's ambition created this psychedelic log home.

An apocalyptic seismic event creates a deadly chain reaction that ends with a 6-mile long lake developing within weeks.

This giant meditative chakra sits peacefully in the Flathead Valley of western Montana.

The steepest tramway in North America provides stunning views of the out-of-the-way Wallowa Mountains in northeastern Oregon.

A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.

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