The second-largest gold nugget in existence, displayed in a Las Vegas casino conveniently named the Golden Nugget.

A collection of haunted objects and macabre oddities under one roof.

Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky.

This unassuming cheese empire in rural Oregon churns out more than 150,000 pounds of cheese each day.

A midcentury ranch house hides a literal treasure trove of unique rocks and minerals.

World's only nuclear reactor operated by liberal arts undergraduates.

Lighthouse-cum-columbarium where "Nor'easters" and grandma go to die.

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

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

The world's smallest park was dedicated in 1948 as the only colony for leprechauns west of Ireland.

The second largest waterfall by volume in the U.S., Willamette Falls is outdone only by Niagara in the amount of water that is pushed northward.

Oregon's unexpected high desert, displaying layers of time in a colorful show.

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

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

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

A working miniature city designed to teach kids about safety and presumably city planning.

Life in this isolated, hilltop lighthouse was lonely, but it sure was lovely.

Celebrating the accomplishments of Black firefighters in Los Angeles.

The last orange grove of the San Fernando Valley is owned and protected by CSU Northridge.

A visionary, futuristic sculpture in Los Angeles that never met its extraterrestrial potential.

The site of a classic series of Laurel and Hardy pratfalls.

Once strictly off-limits, this lower level housing curious and priceless vehicles of the Petersen Automotive Museum is now open to the public.

The L.A. Zoo has a secret garden of rare bootleg cycads, a palm specimen dating back 280 million years.

A multimedia experience that chronicles the atrocities of racism.