Statues of Ramona Quimby, Henry Huggins, and Ribsy the dog in the park where their adventures "really happened."

The longest continuous lava tube in the continental U.S. offers 2.5 miles of dark explorations for the adventurous.

100-year-old shipwreck you can walk up to at low tide.

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

A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.

New fungal and bacterial species call this deadly lake home.

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

No one knows the origin of this small town’s unique name.

This zombie-themed restaurant stands out in the heart of corn country.

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

Version of the French Riviera destroyed by the sea.

This abandoned Navy base was transformed into an off-grid alternative living community for thousands of people.

A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.

Watch the newest land on the planet form before your eyes.

Hide from the tourist hordes in these relatively unknown, and unguarded lava caves.

This black shoreline is made up of exploded lava particles.

First a horse rendering plant, then a 19th century landfill, this beach is full of glass from thousands upon thousands of broken bottles.

Sparkling, calcite-covered skeletons of children who may have been sacrificed to appease an angry god.

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

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

Inside a humble hangar is some of the best roller derby the world has to offer.

A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.

No two pieces are exactly the same at Portland's hippo-themed hardware store.

The world's smallest park was dedicated in 1948 as the only colony for leprechauns west of Ireland.