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

Post office plaque commemorates local resistance to a cult invasion.

Secret Manor, a house full of legends, the least of which is the haunting of long-deceased ladies of pleasure.

While it is not equipped to peer into outer space this observatory looks like it was built on the moon.

A crumbling wizard is one of the final reminders of a roadside Middle Earth.

An institution that preserves the history of institutionalization.

Hollowed out cedar log tubs set in an ancient towering forest.

1920's mining camp and environmental education center is serving to protect the surrounding forest, one of the last of its kind in the Pacific Northwest.

A simple plaque remembers a California island massacre that claimed more than 100 lives.

This charmingly homemade amusement park has been growing for 40 years.

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

Experience the "opulence, grace, and grandeur of Eureka's most famous Victorian Inn."

Folk art crafted from discarded vegetable crates.

Commonly referred to as the most photographed Victorian home in the United States.

Bridges, terraces, and replicas of historic structures all built of rock and petrified wood by one man.

Humboldt's human-powered sculptures race across land and sea for days on end in a wacky quest for dominance.

A volcanic landmark located on an Ice age lake bed.

This Taoist temple is the oldest continuously used Chinese temple in California.

A Tibetan Temple and Buddhist organization just off the beaten path in Northern California.

Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.

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

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

This little museum has an exhibit devoted to the elusive forest denizens.

The longest continuous lava tube in Oregon.