Massive crater in central Oregon.

This extinct shield volcano is the lightning rod of the Cascades.

Mine your own precious stones.

This strange hill on Old Fort Road where gravity works in reverse has been fascinating locals for years.

This historic steamboat is scuttled just a few hundred feet from where it was built over a hundred years ago.

A collection of colorful dinosaurs hidden in an actual rainforest.

A ghost town originally established and governed solely by Black Americans seeking a place of their own, free from discrimination.

"You don't need a rocket scientist to build a steam engine, but we've got one." -Museum docent on the credentials of a restoration volunteer.

World War II-era Nazi compound nestled in the Santa Monica hills.

Everything you always wanted to know about borates is here.

A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.

Home of what was the largest hydraulic mine in the world, producing gold and the first diamonds in the U.S.

Catch a glimpse of the elusive Peninsular bighorns right off of the desert freeway.

The world's most famous donkey lives in this pen.

The echoes of a railroad town that solemnly mark the end of the line.

This crumbling Death Valley mining complex was known for its use of giant, 20-mule team wagons.

Factory that once supported an entire company town of 350.

Once the largest winery in the world, this castle-like building now sits abandoned on the San Pablo/San Francisco Bay shore.

A bomb shelter and some fireplaces are all that remain of the house Fred Roberts tried so hard to keep standing.

The beauty and the beast of hydraulic mining is on full display at this California Historic State Park.

The oldest lighthouse on America's west coast no longer needs keepers, yet they maintain the site anyhow.

The first U.S. town to secede from the Union, only to vote themselves right back in.

Dentist's hated concrete colossi are now beloved icons of the community.

A military vehicle collection, showcasing how war transportation advanced from horse drawn artillery to self propelled cannons.