A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.

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

A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.

The seamy, underground secrets of Portland's criminal past.

A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

Dramatic river bend surrounds a natural red-rocked pedestal.

An old vending machine serves up unpredictable beverages from its seemingly magical insides.

Mother Nature outdoes herself with this stunningly beautiful set of caves carved into marble.

A treasure trove of artifacts, books, and artwork from the "golden age" of exploration.

Tucked in the back of this amazing antique store is an important piece of medical history.

A collision of human error and natural geothermal pressure created this rainbow-colored geologic wonder.

Most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest.

An Italian crevasse filled with abandoned buildings gives visitors a look at the world without humans.

A lovers' beach, tucked below the surface of the island, provides a safe haven for romance.

The macabre collection of Jacques Sirgent, an expert scholar on the undead and all of their trappings.

An exquisite tunnel of cascading flowers.

Rippling sand dunes frozen in the Arizona rock.

The mysterious, fantastical woodland inspiration for "The Lord of the Rings."

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

This astonishingly geometric cave has inspired everyone from Jules Verne to Pink Floyd.

A fiery crater has been burning in the Karakum Desert since 1971.

In this historic region, homes and churches are carved into ancient volcanic rock formations.