A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.

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

An emporium for the weird, creepy, rare, and just plain gross.

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

The seamy, underground secrets of Portland's criminal past.

These old stone ruins in the Oregon wilderness were once bathrooms and are steeped in legends of murder.

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

No one knows how this Pacific Northwest spruce tree came to have so many trunks.

The eerie remnants of an ancient forest were hidden under the sand for centuries.

The fifth-longest natural arch in the world, and the longest outside China.

A 90-foot-tall psychedelic "tree" on the side of the highway has baffled passersby for decades.

A shady solar power system that couldn't hold up to the harsh desert conditions.

A hidden garden of stones engraved with scriptures, a Joseph Smith Sphinx, all carved by one man.

A sculpture for the sun and stars, created by Nancy Holt.

An abandoned facility that has become a place of ritualistic satanic worship, or so rumor has it.

This secluded aqua waterfall in the Grand Canyon is the perfect swimming hole, and the Havasupai tribe's fiercely protected natural wonder.

A self-built castle made by a mysterious man.

The installation’s official name, “You Who Are Getting Obliterated in the Dancing Swarm of Fireflies,” says it all.

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

This quirky outpost and gallery inside a former church is an unexpected trove of handcrafted art.

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.

Mysterious glowing orbs float through the desert night.

Come for the pizza, stay for a performance on the world's largest theater pipe organ.