The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

This Big Sur waterfall drops 80 feet directly into the Pacific Ocean, and inspired the hillside house up top.

Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

Carved by a waterfall in a hard-to-reach rock formation, this heart-shaped rock has inspired romantics for decades.

The magic's in the hole!

Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."

The seawater playground of gilded-era San Francisco burned to the ground in 1966.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

Florida might be at its most surreal in this museum devoted to the famed Spanish artist.

A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.

A winding path built in secret on the edge of the continent.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

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

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.

The drama of nature in full effect in this Nevada State Park.

Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky.

Originally built as a promotional giveaway, this suburban house was designed to be an IRL version of the Simpson home.

The best Tiki bar in Las Vegas.

One of the world's tallest Ferris wheels takes visitors high above Las Vegas in a spinning party room.