What is the Thing?

This quirky hot springs town known to locals as "T or C" was named after a radio show.

Small Nevada town embraced its designation as the "Armpit of America" with an Old Spice-sponsored festival.

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

The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.

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

An architect's childhood fantasy treehouse made real.

A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.

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

Two massive rock outcroppings on the Oregon coastline.

On the Oregon coast there is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.

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

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

The first North American landing spot for James Cook on his third voyage of discovery in the Pacific.

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

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

This country market harbors goats on its roof.

This quirky countryside store is known for the goats that hang out and eat the grass on its roof.

A Roman-style column in Oregon hides a spiral staircase inside.

This expansive bridge in the Canadian wilderness was originally just built for friends.

"Girl in a Wetsuit" is what happens when a sculptor has to find a way around a 100 year old copyright.

A working steam clock, one of only a few in the world, located in Vancouver's Victorian Gastown.

This famous bridge twisted itself into oblivion, but not for the reason you might think.

The highest point in Washington state is a volcano covered in glaciers.