A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.

Private collection of art inspired by cabinets of curiosity.

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

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

A French chateau, failed utopian community, odd museum, and Stonehenge replica in rural Washington State.

This perfectly preserved Chinese medicine shop was untouched for decades before being reopened as a museum.

This frequently-photographed waterfall takes only a short hike to visit.

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

Formerly secret, precariously perched boulders.

Oregon's unexpected high desert, displaying layers of time in a colorful show.

Bridges, terraces, and replicas of historic structures all built of rock and petrified wood by one man.

This great stone guardian of the forest is a relic from the land's volatile volcanic past.

A rugged lava field dotted with molds of the ancient pines that were growing when the volcano erupted.

A volcanic fissure over two miles long and up to 70 feet deep.

Thousands of unique minerals, including some of the most impressive fluorite crystals in the world.

This open air cathedral invites all faiths to worship under the only roof big enough to fit them all: the sky.

Symbolic attempt to overcome the issues of life.

The final remnant of the Arkansas zinc industry is this historically protected ghost town.

The history of funerals and funerary customs.

When you visit his grave, be sure to rub the Great Emancipator's nose for good luck.

The original vault that held the president's remains still stands, empty, not far from where he was finally buried.

An unexpected but incredible collection of wildlife dioramas spanning rainforests, swamps, forests, and plains.

Built in 1869, this now-retired structure looks more like a medieval fortress than a county lock-up.

Where the author wrote her beloved "Little House" books.