The now-serene site of the largest earthquake ever recorded in North America.

This popular fishing spot at the outflow of a 4.5-mile long hydroelectric tunnel sports a jetty literally made out of classic cars.

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

North America's first frozen mummified remains of an ice age steppe bison, the 36,000 year-old mummy named "Blue Babe."

A trading post in the North Pole where children send letters.

The king of U.S. high points towers over every other peak on the continent.

This whimsical stacked cabin looks like something out of a children's book.

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

Considered by many to be one of the most dangerous highways in Alaska.

While not recognized by Guinness, this chocolate waterfall is likely to be the world's largest.

This mile marker stands at the unofficial end of a highway built to defend the United States from a Japanese invasion during World War II.

The sculpture's largest spire points directly toward the North Star.

Underneath downtown Lincoln resides a network of caves that was also the city's first brewery.

An idle pastime becomes a record holder in Boys Town, Nebraska.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

A monument to the one-armed geologist who led the first documented expeditions through the Grand Canyon.

Red sandstone structures dominate this landscape, which has been inhabited for some 5,000 years.

A geological mystery on Camelback Mountain.

Dramatic river bend surrounds a natural red-rocked pedestal.

Rippling sand dunes frozen in the Arizona rock.

The original span of a high bridge across the deep Crooked River Gorge has been preserved for pedestrian use.

Along the Outback Scenic Byway, adjacent to hot springs, this human-made geothermal feature takes unexplained breaks.

An art gallery home to a plethora of art from local artists who can often be seen hard at work.

This incongruous small ferry across the Willamette River north of Salem, Oregon has been operating continuously since the 1850s.