An obscure waterfall that looks like something out of a fantasy novel.

One part antique store, one part curiosities hodge-podge.

An emerald-green grotto just a short trip from Austin.

A modernist landscape of water and sci-fi concrete.

Three and a half miles of cliffs, rocky beaches, Gilded Age mansions and 40 Steps to nowhere in particular.

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

Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.

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

An immersive art experience built by local arts collaborative, Factory Obscura, in the building formerly known as The Womb, a psychedelic arts center founded by the frontman of the Flaming Lips.

Rare recess caves fill this unbelievably beautiful Ohio park.

The angel of death appears to weep black tears at this grave marker.

Who needs fancy modern water slides when this giant North Carolina rock works just as well?

A beautiful multicolored mound formed by the mineral deposits of the Orenda Spring.

Western New York's largest independent bookstore doubles as a historical repository of all things Niagara Falls.

The absurd creation is a compulsory destination for selfies in Buffalo.

This wall on a street corner in Lower Manhattan has been a blank canvas for a rotation of renowned artists since the 1980s.

Leaf through over 30,000 artists' sketchbooks in what may be the world's largest collection of doodles

A legendary speakeasy bookstore returns from the brink.

The world’s oldest and biggest bookstore stocking only mystery, crime fiction, espionage, and thrillers.

A half-acre utopia in the New Mexico desert features a graveyard, a game of horseshoes, a library, and a mailbox.

Beautiful natural falls where Satan once ruined a pot of beans.

This narrow canyon has been carved by the river over thousands of years into spectacular and curious forms.

Even Henry David Thoreau found this glacial pothole irresistible.

This Nevada lake holds its titular natural pyramid and, if the legends are true, a number of dangerous spirits.