Mountain known by the Tillamook Tribe as "the place of the supreme deity."

Lighthouse-cum-columbarium where "Nor'easters" and grandma go to die.

Two massive rock outcroppings on the Oregon coastline.

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

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

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

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

This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.

Though tiki culture has gone in and out of fashion, the Tonga Hut has always been flying the flag in Los Angeles.

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

One of the largest trees of its kind in California.

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.

Wee (and not so wee) footprints that insects and reptiles of the Paleozoic Era left behind.

The state bird of New Mexico, constructed entirely out of garbage.

Natural catch-basin rocks covered in thousands of drawings spanning many millennia.

This mountain tram provides stunning views while hanging from a single, steel thread.

Search for traces of the dinosaurs that roamed here more than 90 million years ago.

When life gives you Prohibition, open a bar in Juárez.

A giant "X" symbolizes the blood spilled from the brutal Juárez drug wars.

This 23-foot-tall bear stands amid the hustle and bustle of Hamad International Airport.

This monument is a stark reminder of the horrors of the Zanzibar slave trade.

This slowly crumbling mansion was home to one of East Africa's richest and most powerful slave traders.

In Zanzibar, a historic 19th-century palace is a reminder of the world's shortest war.

This city park was once a lookout point for George Washington’s army during the Battle of Brooklyn in 1776.