The stunning remnants of this wreck emerge from an otherworldly backdrop of rainforests.

One of the ghostly stops along Route 66.

A regular looking rock with an unbelievable history.

One of the most unusual geological features, recognizable from a dozen hit movies.

Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.

A cozy bookstore is tucked within an old gold mine shaft beneath the cafe and ice cream shop.

Eastern zen meets Western grit in these four little trees growing out of a rock on Lake Tahoe’s Nevada shore.

This Nevada lake holds its titular natural pyramid and, if the legends are true, a number of dangerous spirits.

The world's largest dead polar bear, immortalized by taxidermy and Hunter S. Thompson.

One man's ambition created this psychedelic log home.

This giant meditative chakra sits peacefully in the Flathead Valley of western Montana.

A mining town, now abandoned, was built in a canyon so narrow that the railroad ran right through the hotel lobby.

Site of the greatest known waterfall that ever existed.

Former farm staffed by mental patients is now a public park.

Railways may have forged this quintet of lovely tunnels, but now they are open to hikers.

An old world fairytale-land with over 350 fairy folk figurines hidden amongst 800 year old cedars.

The remains of a Canadian train crash are now mouldering beneath layers of rust and graffiti.

While these wooden totems bear a striking resemblance to First Nations artwork of British Columbia, their actual origins lay on the opposite side of the Pacific Ocean.

The remains of the worst maritime disaster in the history of the "Graveyard of the Pacific."

An abandoned network of military bunkers and tunnels open for anyone willing to descend into the darkness.

A tiny red pebble marks what may be the quietest outdoor spot in the United States.

The second tallest railway trestle bridge in America.

Greenery cloaks this serene sculpture inspired by the famous Lost Gardens of Heligan.

Rustic natural hot springs in the deciduous rain forest.