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

The first North American landing spot for James Cook on his third voyage of discovery in the Pacific.

While it is not equipped to peer into outer space this observatory looks like it was built on the moon.

Two massive rock outcroppings on the Oregon coastline.

A vertically floating hemlock controls the waves and weather at Crater Lake.

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

Despite a legend that says this highest peak in Oregon was climbed in high heels scores of people have died on its slopes.

This extravagant Art Nouveau rest stop features a million-dollar view of the Columbia River.

Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.

The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.

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

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

This Yellowstone geyser may not shoot as high as the nearby Old Faithful, but it erupts for considerably longer.

This shallow pit was once used to send over 20,000 buffalo plummeting to their death.

Surrounded by a hundred mile radius of billboards, Little America is a roadside attraction whose primary appeal is hospitality.

An architect's childhood fantasy treehouse made real.

One of nature's most well-scheduled phenomenons resides in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park.

The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.

A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.

Take shelter from Hawai'i's tropical heat under the massive canopy of largest Banyan tree on the island.

This black shoreline is made up of exploded lava particles.

This otherwise unremarkable ski town building marks the site of Butch Cassidy's first robbery.

Air Force Academy Chapel made of 100 identical tetrahedrons works to inspire those of all religions.

At the tallest peak in Colorado, an electrifying mix of thin air, lightning, and rivalry.