Massive crater in central Oregon.

A volcanic landmark located on an Ice age lake bed.

While this is positively the smallest library in Canada, it aspires to be the smallest in the world.

New Plymouth, Idaho is the only U-shaped town in the United States.

The victims of a free-floating Japanese bombing during WWII are remembered by this stone monument.

A botanic garden full of trees twisted into fantastic shapes and positions.

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

Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.

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

Remember that scene in the Matrix, when Neo is in the big white room with all the weapons flying by? Well, this is what it would look like if he had wanted trees instead of guns.

The longest continuous lava tube in Oregon.

This frequently-photographed waterfall takes only a short hike to visit.

A volcanic fissure over two miles long and up to 70 feet deep.

Home of Howard Hughes' Spruce Goose.

A whimsical antique shop with a strong air of mystery, filled with items from ages, and what feels like worlds, past.

A walk-in working camera obscura produces 360-degree live images of the San Francisco coast.

This tangled English forest looks like something right out of a fairytale.

The mysterious, fantastical woodland inspiration for "The Lord of the Rings."

A toxic ghost town sitting atop a massive coal fire.

A collision of human error and natural geothermal pressure created this rainbow-colored geologic wonder.

Most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest.

Rippling sand dunes frozen in the Arizona rock.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

This beautiful Victorian ironwork masterpiece was built to keep London from smelling like poop.