On the Oregon coast there is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.

A giant open-air sculpture made of over 200 full-sized boats.

These huge stone ovens in the desert fueled the Nevada silver boom, and may have also been a hideout for outlaws.

This railroad magnate's 19th century tower is more than a little bit out of place in the Nevada desert.

Singing sand that stands as the final remains of an ancient lake.

The current Eureka County Courthouse replaced an all-wooden structure that had previously been an ice-skating rink.

Odd outsider art installations surround a Gold Rush-era ghost town.

The longest living non-clonal organisms on Earth.

A whimsical, punny collection of "fence art" outside the tiny mountain town of Baker, Nevada.

Officially named the "Loneliest Road in America," this barren stretch of Nevada road offers almost nothing but sky and open fields.

A gothic palace of endless stalagmites and pseudoscorpions waits within one of the world's most beautiful caves.

Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky.

At HopCat, a marker honors fictional creatures with the ability to travel the missing dimensions of Kcymaerxthaere.

Mining caused an asbestos emergency in this small town.

A smoke stack so large, the Washington Monument could fit inside!

Derelict buildings are all that remain of a complex at the site of one of the worst mining disasters in Montana history.

High in the Rockies the third largest statue in the U.S. opens her welcoming arms, and lights up the night sky.

The only road through the heart of Glacier National Park.

The world's longest known cave system.

Boise State's stadium was the first non-green football field in the world.

A museum dedicated to the history and art of staying clean.

A small section of Boise, Idaho maintains the unique culture and traditions of the Basque people.

Jail from the 19th century that was built by inmates.

These black pillars of volcanic basalt seem to call mountain climbers with an unbreakable siren song.