Other-worldly rock formations and ancient fossils abound in this unique stretch of Nebraska badlands.

Population: 1.

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

This extravagant Art Nouveau rest stop features a million-dollar view of the Columbia River.

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

A stunning landscape of bunkers that once stored chemical weapons.

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.

This perfectly preserved Chinese medicine shop was untouched for decades before being reopened as a museum.

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

Post office plaque commemorates local resistance to a cult invasion.

A fine, large-aperture telescope available for public use.

A French chateau, failed utopian community, odd museum, and Stonehenge replica in rural Washington State.

The short-lived railroad town in central Oregon has been abandoned since the 1930s.

Despite a legend that says this highest peak in Oregon was climbed in high heels scores of people have died on its slopes.

Make it an offering.

During its heyday, 72 one-ton buckets from this dredge bore into the Powder River excavating vast gold deposits.

A haunted hot springs hotel that went from healing retreat to asylum before it was restored.

A bronze replica of half-consumed salt lick honors a quirky town tradition.

A small section of Boise, Idaho maintains the unique culture and traditions of the Basque people.

Despite his legacy of work in Spain, Cuba, and Florida, the larger-than-life writer's grave is a simple affair tucked in an Idaho cemetery.

Home to the deepest rift anywhere on Earth.

Supposedly Satanic numbers adorn this preserved submarine sail.

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

The site of a 19th century "dream city" that almost rivaled Chicago before being swallowed by the Indiana sand dunes.