A little piece of the Shire is hidden behind a plant nursery in Port Orchard, Washington.

A beautiful footbridge with over 2,000 glass sculptures along the walls and ceiling.

This famous bridge twisted itself into oblivion, but not for the reason you might think.

The highest point in Washington state is a volcano covered in glaciers.

The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.

A charming desert roadside bakery that produces 10 times more bread daily than it has residents in its town.

Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.

The longest living non-clonal organisms on Earth.

This crumbling stump is all that remains of what was once thought to be the oldest living organism.

Frank Lloyd Wright died a year before construction on his largest public project even began.

This mountaintop beacon is only lit three times a year but shines like some kind of all-seeing eye.

The haunting ruins of Jack London's dream house.

A raised boardwalk winds through a thicket of stunted, century-old trees no more than nine feet tall.

The southernmost outpost of the Russian Empire in colonial America.

A unique market that brings together various goods and cultures.

Julia Morgan's Moorish-Gothic labyrinth of fountains, trees, natural light and Oakland's notable dead.

A restored 1920s cascade stairway provides one of the best views of Oakland's Lake Merritt.

Sitting atop San Francisco's tallest hill, a cross honors the victims of the Armenian genocide.

This painted marvel is San Francisco's 400-foot ode to urban biking.

One of the oldest producers of hand-folded fortune cookies still uses its original secret recipe.

This Japanese treats shop may have been the first business to mass-produce fortune cookies in the United States.

This grinning pup statue is all that's left of what was once a ubiquitous Bay Area diner chain.

Perfect your fly fishing technique on their practice ponds.

Created in 1972, the famous sculptor's intricately detailed monument to San Francisco is overflowing with city landmarks.