A land of debatable treasure.

The drama of nature in full effect in this Nevada State Park.

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

Odd outsider art installations surround a Gold Rush-era ghost town.

A man-made island in scenic San Francisco Bay.

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

This massive redwood tree has a hole in the base big enough to drive through.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

This gorgeous beach hides behind two headlands in Oregon's Ecola State Park.

Mountain known by the Tillamook Tribe as "the place of the supreme deity."

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

Two massive rock outcroppings on the Oregon coastline.

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

The eerie remnants of an ancient forest were hidden under the sand for centuries.

Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.

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

The only road through the heart of Glacier National Park.

Home of a French nobleman's short-lived attempt at raising cattle in the Badlands of North Dakota.

The ruins of Theodore Roosevelt's beloved ranch stand in a forgotten corner of a national park named after him.

Once in disrepair, this popular Texas stop along iconic Route 66 has been restored to its past glory.

A small car graveyard sits in the shadow of the famous Cadillac Ranch.

People come from across the globe to swim in this lake believed to have healing properties.

This quiet park's strange sedimentary spires were named after Kodak's color film.

Local lore holds that Butch Cassidy took an escape route through Red Canyon's sandstone hoodoos after an attempted murder.