Two massive rock outcroppings on the Oregon coastline.

Despite a legend that says this highest peak in Oregon was climbed in high heels scores of people have died on its slopes.

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

Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.

The second largest waterfall by volume in the U.S., Willamette Falls is outdone only by Niagara in the amount of water that is pushed northward.

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

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.

This big empty pig is a nostalgic throwback to mid-20th-century Texas barbecue.

Official museum, hall of fame, and repository of the Texas Rangers.

A private collection of massive steel monsters guarding a Texas pipe works.

A gorgeous garden oasis with winding paths, stone bridges, and a troubling history.

A whale of a public art display towers atop Juneau's cruise ship dock.

Known as the “Official Greeter of Juneau,” this dog still welcomes ships and their passengers to Alaska.

This shrine to the patron saint of Alaska sits on a small tidal island and was built from the land’s own beach stones.

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

The world’s largest combined collection of U.S. and Russian aircraft got its start in a poultry building.

The grandson of a Kiowa chief created what has become the iconic symbol of a city on the Plains.

A mysterious and terrifying public art goblin seemingly meant to inspire local legend.

Erosion and time have created a naturally-formed water park.

Curious cave that stays a cool 56 degrees all year long.

The "World's Largest Underground Business Complex," a 55,000,000-square-foot city underneath Missouri.

European castle ruins in an American state park are actually the product of death and grief.

The house where the famed outlaw was shot by a dirty coward is now a museum to the criminal's legacy.