A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.

At 207 feet, one of the world's longest continuous escalators.

According to the Guanches, the aboriginal people of the Canary Islands, the king of evil lives inside this volcano.

Quirky castle designed by the American actor best known for portraying Sherlock Holmes on stage.

The capital of the Cayman Islands is a center of offshore banking, but gets battered by blistering hurricanes.

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

Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.

Devilish landscape, once cinema home to giant alien bugs, now derelict roadside attraction.

Hollowed out cedar log tubs set in an ancient towering forest.

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.

One of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World holds the world's tallest metal staircase.

A Roman-style column in Oregon hides a spiral staircase inside.

Home to the only outdoor municipal elevator in the United States.

The world's only complete colossal squid specimen is on display at the Te Papa Museum.

You might know it as the Overlook Hotel, but the inside is not going to be familiar.

A huge musical sculpture and other art installations on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration grounds.

Home of Howard Hughes' Spruce Goose.

Two massive rock outcroppings on the Oregon coastline.

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

A vertically floating hemlock controls the waves and weather at Crater Lake.

Equal parts record-breaking temple to consumerism and bizarre fun park, it's more than you think it is...

The world's largest military aircraft cemetery.

Museum dedicated to the preservation of surf culture.

The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.