An architect's childhood fantasy treehouse made real.

The largest island on the great salt lake is home to curious creatures and strange stories.

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

Largest collection of mounted dinosaur specimens in the world.

This extravagant Art Nouveau rest stop features a million-dollar view of the Columbia River.

A replica that won't float away.

There's nothing creepier than a cemetery next to a clown motel.

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

Come for the speed, leave in love with the desert.

This concert pavilion on the shore of the Great Salt Lake has been destroyed by fire, water, and disinterest but keeps coming back.

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

This private residence was the template for one of the most beloved television homes of all time.

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

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

The hike through a narrow river flanked by the 2,000-foot-tall walls of Zion Canyon is one of the best in the world.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

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

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."

Oh, just a motel on the edge of the desert decorated with thousands of clowns conveniently located next to an abandoned graveyard.

The world's longest known cave system.

The magic's in the hole!

Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.

A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.