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

The mysterious round rocks of Schooner Gulch.

The location of the last stand of Charles Manson's doomsday cult.

A morbid gateway to an Alaska town prides itself on the hunting history it represents.

A tiny wilderness cemetery commemorates the deadliest episode of the Klondike Gold Rush.

Research missiles and rainbow auroras at the world's largest land-based rocket range.

During the summer, surfers in Alaska take advantage of this inlet’s unusual water patterns.

The facade of this relic from the Klondike gold rush is decorated with over 8,800 pieces of driftwood.

The ruins of a town wiped out by the second-largest earthquake in recorded history.

A historic freight system that found the true gold rush is in tourism.

Internationally recognized group that works to protect the wolf and educate the public about its plight.

Breathtakingly blue walls shimmer inside the "Glacier Behind the Town."

A monument commemorating the role of Alaska's native Tlingit guides in the Klondike Gold Rush.

The mall's looks were inspired by the cowboy extras who used to meet up—and cause real trouble—at this Hollywood hub.

A prohibition-style speakeasy takes up residence in the last Victorian residence in Hollywood.

This odd Chilean waterfall-cano hotel must be entered via a rope bridge.

This former lieutenant governor's home is brimming with curiosities.

The quiet canyon has a tumultuous history involving a doomsday cult.

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.

A shop full of natural curiosities, carnivorous plants, and costumed taxidermied mice.

Apartment building was once posh playground to the Hollywood elite.

Raised illegally, Reggie now lives at the Los Angeles Zoo after authorities spent years tracking him down.

The last orange grove of the San Fernando Valley is owned and protected by CSU Northridge.

Rare collectibles from automated musical instruments to 250 unique automobiles.