Around half a million years ago, these magnificent columnar basalt cliffs were formed from cooling lava.

One of the largest collections of wildlife art in the United States, built into the side of a cliff in rural Wyoming.

This rustic old building is said to be the most photographed barn in America.

An architect's childhood fantasy treehouse made real.

The formidable fowl can be found standing near an isolated hiking path.

This opulent hotel has been visited by Spider-Man, Charlie's Angels, and the Ghostbusters.

Once strictly off-limits, this lower level housing curious and priceless vehicles of the Petersen Automotive Museum is now open to the public.

World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.

Shop selling 500 flavors of soda has something for everyone.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

The shortest river in America flows for just 201 feet.

The highest point in Montana is as rugged and singular as the state itself.

The oldest badlands in North America, Makoshika State Park takes it name from the Lakota words for broken land.

An apocalyptic seismic event creates a deadly chain reaction that ends with a 6-mile long lake developing within weeks.

The L.A. Zoo has a secret garden of rare bootleg cycads, a palm specimen dating back 280 million years.

The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.

The abandoned zoo enclosures offer a perfect place to experience the other side of the bars.

This painted blacktop brings the classic arcade game to life.

This bridge provides safe passage for squirrels.

This large Sitka spruce that appears to be floating in mid-air, has defied logic for years.

A surreal landscape where fanged rocks rise from the ground and the ocean feels like a great mystery.

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

The strange phenomenon causing gravity to "work backwards" on this hill has been blamed on the paranormal.

The illuminated falls are a gem in North Cascades National Park.