A 315-foot spire jutting out from the Blue Ridge Mountains makes for breathtaking views.

Inside this striking glass building, visitors can see thousands of dinosaur fossils in the positions that nature deposited them more than 150 million years ago.

This residential door allows San Francisco muggles a glimpse at the wizarding world.

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

'Cause the fence start shaking, the earth was quaking.

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

Canyon walls shrouded in ferns.

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

These cinderblock farmhouses were actually World War II radar stations in disguise.

Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.

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

This unassuming cheese empire in rural Oregon churns out more than 150,000 pounds of cheese each day.

Two massive rock outcroppings on the Oregon coastline.

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

A Roman-style column in Oregon hides a spiral staircase inside.

A giant sculpture dedicated to a staple of South Bend food culture.

A tribute to the Nirvana frontman hides beneath the bridge that was the singer's beloved hangout spot.

This large Sitka spruce that appears to be floating in mid-air, has defied logic for years.

Shoreline strewn with the remains of ghostly fallen trees.

This scented city oasis was a labor of love.

The world's longest known cave system.

More than 5,000 contemporary and "historic" mustards from around the world.

Dramatic river bend surrounds a natural red-rocked pedestal.

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