New fungal and bacterial species call this deadly lake home.

Shoreline strewn with the remains of ghostly fallen trees.

This grove of ghostly cedars was killed in 1700 by an enormous tsunami, felt from the United States to Japan.

This family mausoleum is steeped in symbolism and looks more like a fantasy location than a grave.

This small island has a dark past as a colony for Chinese lepers and a dropoff point for bootleggers.

Quirky movable sculptures have been racing through the town since 1983.

Twin Peaks' real life Double R Diner has been restored to its damn fine television look.

A whimsical village of unique treehouses resides in a Washington forest.

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

Sweet or salty, super hot or mixed into beer, this is the holy land for all things licorice.

A tiny red pebble marks what may be the quietest outdoor spot in the United States.

This sci-fi gazebo located in a Washington power town is made from old bits of industrial electrical equipment.

This rare example of a "tidefall" is a spectacular drop from the cliffs down onto the beach.

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

Of all the origin stories for weed's secret code, this one likely has the goods.

Concrete strongholds stand guard over the Golden Gate.

A working model of the entire San Francisco Bay and much of the Sacramento River Delta, complete with regular tides that change every 14 minutes.

Rustic natural hot springs in the deciduous rain forest.

A Roman-inspired temple once controlled half of San Francisco's waters.

The old Niles Canyon Aqueduct in the San Francisco Bay Area is a bemusing and secret trail through nature for wayward travelers.

A trail weaves through the verses of a poem illustrated by stone sculptures inspired by Native American pictographs.

Another of California's unused Cold War missile defense complexes has become a graffiti gallery.

The final resting place of the Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico.

A pair of slides and a tree-lined stair corridor have been an urban oasis for nearly 40 years.