The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.

The seamy, underground secrets of Portland's criminal past.

Each year these high desert hills are absolutely covered with poppy flowers in a surreal show of nature.

Hidden in the back of a disused small town hotel is a dive bar shellacked with over a million pennies.

An antique store houses the last operational diner from the defunct department store chain.

Where a railroad loops under or over itself to rise or drop more than 70 feet in a short distance.

Thousands of turbines whir at at the origin of North American wind power.

This massive redwood tree has a hole in the base big enough to drive through.

An optical illusion found amid a logged redwood forest.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

This stretch of beach along California's central coast is a busy highway for the largest seal in the northern hemisphere.

Sleep where gangsters fell amidst smoke and flame, with nary a bullethole to show for the legendary struggle.

Make a wish at what might be America's only Catholic shrine to a sinner.

This iconic 1958 tower welcomes air travelers to Tucson with neon-lit letters and architectural style.

A bronze monument to Cleveland's favorite, fastest son.

The only depiction of Abraham Lincoln holding a weapon, and the names of all 9,000 Cuyahoga veterans of the Civil War.

Solving a 60-year mystery finally gave a name to the young woman known only by the color of her clothes.

Marvel at this turn-of-the-century masterpiece that has been turned into a rather stately supermarket.

Ghost stories surrounded this “castle,” the only structure from a huge mansion that was never built.

Cleveland's giant "free" stamp is a nod to the Civil War, but was misinterpreted for years.

Funded by John D. Rockefeller, this is one of the earliest, and most beautiful, shopping arcades in America.

Rare recess caves fill this unbelievably beautiful Ohio park.

Prison made famous by The Shawshank Redemption has been out of commission since 1990.

The home made famous by the 1983 holiday classic is now a perfectly preserved shrine to the movie.