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

Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.

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

Two mammoth statues inspired by equally tall tales lure tourists to this roadside attraction.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

A hidden garden of stones engraved with scriptures, a Joseph Smith Sphinx, all carved by one man.

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

A French chateau, failed utopian community, odd museum, and Stonehenge replica in rural Washington State.

A stunning landscape of bunkers that once stored chemical weapons.

This metallic stampede sits frozen on a Washington ridge yet the artist's vision is still incomplete.

Local legend has it that an old, decaying staircase outside this cemetery is haunted by dozens of ghosts.

This playground sculpture of an icon from the past is dedicated to the children of the future.

This inanimate goat created by the "welding nun" has been helping to clean up the city of Spokane for more than 40 years.