A smoke stack so large, the Washington Monument could fit inside!

High in the Rockies the third largest statue in the U.S. opens her welcoming arms, and lights up the night sky.

New fungal and bacterial species call this deadly lake home.

A collection of huge, site-specific sculptures sitting in the Montana woods.

The ruins of the "20-year town" lay out among the mountains of Alberta.

This massive mall has hundreds of shops, an amusement park, and a history of deadly amusement attractions.

The New Central Library is a masterpiece of contemporary architecture in the midst of downtown Calgary.

A herd of colorfully painted bovine statues can be found in the middle of "cowtown."

Huge spherical rocks in the middle of the prairie.

The only road through the heart of Glacier National Park.

This giant meditative chakra sits peacefully in the Flathead Valley of western Montana.

This landmark is a central figure in the Nez Perce origin story.

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

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

A wild west land agreement was etched right onto this historic Idaho stone.

This tiny patch of arid sand sits in one of the greenest states in the United States.

The most northerly active sand dunes in the world have some very rare botanical residents.

This tiny square mile of Canadian sand was once considered the world's smallest desert.

Brightly colored 30-foot-tall totems light up the desert sky just outside Las Vegas.

A massive hydrovolcanic explosion left a half-mile wide crater in Death Valley.

This crumbling Death Valley mining complex was known for its use of giant, 20-mule team wagons.

The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.

Millions of years of oxidation make a drive down this winding Death Valley road surprisingly colorful.

Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky.