The lush coastal city of Astoria is riddled with forgotten secret sidewalks.

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

Featuring a casually threatening atmosphere along with dessert and coffee to die for.

This charmingly homemade amusement park has been growing for 40 years.

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

Located on 420 acres in the high desert, this spiritual center is dedicated to the "science of the future."

On a barren hillside in the Yucca Valley, the recently restored Desert Christ Park has attracted pilgrims and kitsch hunters for over 50 years.

A meditative space out of a fantasy story.

While exploring the desert, you can stop by the home of a fictional heretic from a parallel universe.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

Rippling sand dunes frozen in the Arizona rock.

Despite its name, this route in southern Utah offers a heavenly day trip.

In the middle of an extremely unforgiving and desolate high desert is the most secret military facility in the world.

A picture-perfect town, perfect for blowing up.

Nationwide network of co-ownership underground catastrophe shelters.

A music-filled, booze-soaked oasis in the desert.

An eclectic trailer park retreat in the middle of the California desert.

Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."

Explore 10 acres of environmental sculptures.

The hike through a narrow river flanked by the 2,000-foot-tall walls of Zion Canyon is one of the best in the world.

The best Tiki bar in Las Vegas.

Stepping away from the glitz of mobsters and casinos to learn about the other history of Vegas.

Most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest.

Dramatic river bend surrounds a natural red-rocked pedestal.