This train station inspired the name of a 1970's rock band and provided the backdrop for their album cover.

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.

The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."

A Prada store in the West Texas desert that is never open for business.

The highest point in Washington state is a volcano covered in glaciers.

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

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

At the most northwestern point of the contiguous United States lies a trail leading through an ancient forest to stunning cliff-side vistas and massive oceanside caves.

Shoreline strewn with the remains of ghostly fallen trees.

Stroll through a wonderland of stupendous moss-covered trees.

This large Sitka spruce that appears to be floating in mid-air, has defied logic for years.

A tribute to the Nirvana frontman hides beneath the bridge that was the singer's beloved hangout spot.

Built in the 1850s, this church was of the first five churches constructed in Harper's Ferry.

This shale formation along the Appalachian Trail once inspired the third president of the United States.

The last holdout of a pre-Civil War rebel who took the matter of slavery into his own hands.

Time travel with sweets across history at this research-based candy store.

This advertisement for talcum powder was painted on the rock face and has since defied removal.

City Council meetings still happen in this historic building, impeccably preserved on the inside.

An abandoned quicksilver mining town surrounded by the Big Bend parks.

Ghost town with a beer-drinking goat for mayor.

A little stop along the Texas highway where Rock Hudson, Elizabeth Taylor, and James Dean stayed while shooting the 1955 film "Giant."

This old abandoned sign flickers to announce a motel that isn't even there.

Minimalist modern art on a repurposed military base in rural Texas.

An abandoned movie set in the desert of West Texas.