"the sweltering inhabitants of Charleston and New Orleans, of Madras and Bombay and Calcutta, drink at my well . . . The pure Walden water is mingled with the sacred water of the Ganges."

The site of Paul Revere's historic two lantern warning.

The American Revolution was galvanized into serious action due to the tragic clash with British soldiers that occurred at this location.

The 340-year-old house that inspired the classic Nathaniel Hawthorne novel.

This unassuming cheese empire in rural Oregon churns out more than 150,000 pounds of cheese each day.

No one knows how this Pacific Northwest spruce tree came to have so many trunks.

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

Where Nor'easters go to die.

100-year-old shipwreck you can walk up to at low tide.

A Roman-style column in Oregon hides a spiral staircase inside.

Shakespeare has been brought to life in this open air theater for the better part of a century.

A public fountain that spouts "health water" from a nearby spring.

The longest continuous lava tube in Oregon.

You might know it as the Overlook Hotel, but the inside is not going to be familiar.

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

A midcentury ranch house hides a literal treasure trove of unique rocks and minerals.

The wooden airship was the largest flying boat ever built.

This charmingly homemade amusement park has been growing for 40 years.

Affectionately known as "Lord Bot," this historic statue has a cult social media following and rightly claims to be “the most metal inhabitant of the Wren Yard.”

Once the largest windmill outside of Holland, with enormous 114 foot sails.

This one-block alleyway is stuffed with street art that is colorful, cultural, and intensely political.

The key to turning shifting dunes into the green oasis of Golden Gate Park.

Inside an old airplane hangar, friends and strangers alike play on a massive trampoline.

San Francisco's urban bison herd has persisted in the face of extinction, development, and disease.