A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.

Statues of Ramona Quimby, Henry Huggins, and Ribsy the dog in the park where their adventures "really happened."

A volcanic landmark located on an Ice age lake bed.

Portlandia is the second-largest copper repoussé statue in the United States.

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

Massive crater in central Oregon.

A volcanic fissure over two miles long and up to 70 feet deep.

Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.

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

The magic's in the hole!

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

On the Oregon coast there is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.

The world's smallest park was dedicated in 1948 as the only colony for leprechauns west of Ireland.

A collection of colorful dinosaurs hidden in an actual rainforest.

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

Research missiles and rainbow auroras at the world's largest land-based rocket range.

A morbid gateway to an Alaska town prides itself on the hunting history it represents.

A classic gold rush hotel can be expected to pick up some ghosts along the way, and the Golden North is no exception.

A rare chance to get up close and personal with a 13-mile ribbon of ice near downtown Juneau.

North America's first frozen mummified remains of an ice age steppe bison, the 36,000 year-old mummy named "Blue Babe."

Mind-blowing carvings and fantasy ice scenes grace the largest year-round ice environment in the world.

The king of U.S. high points towers over every other peak on the continent.

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

Guns that have been defending San Francisco since 1904.