Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.

Icelandic folklore says this giant boulder was ripped from the mountains and placed at its current location, where it became home to elves.

The picturesque birthplace of Icelandic democracy is drenched in the blood of its brutal past.

Medicinal spa created with the discharge from a geothermal energy plant.

This tree has witnessed nearly 1,000 years of history.

A glimpse into the "Logging Capital of the World" at a time when there was far more forest and far less machinery.

A tiny plaque hidden miles into the Washington wilderness is all that remains to honor a shipwreck that left 18 people dead.

The building features one of the last remaining free-floating spiral grand staircases in the U.S.

City Council meetings still happen in this historic building, impeccably preserved on the inside.

A community gathering place that once housed half-ton tanks and the World's Fair.

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

An exercise in patience and imagination, where Mother Earth turned common stuff into precious hidden treasures.

An entire town preserved as a historic landmark.

Around half a million years ago, these magnificent columnar basalt cliffs were formed from cooling lava.

One of nature's most well-scheduled phenomenons resides in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park.

A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.

This Yellowstone geyser may not shoot as high as the nearby Old Faithful, but it erupts for considerably longer.

The only natural lake in the world that drains into both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.

Home to the deepest rift anywhere on Earth.

Outside this souvenir shop is a statue of Bigfoot composed of volcanic ash, and plenty more to see inside.

This scenic gorge is named after one of the most famous Bigfoot attacks in pseudohistory.

According to legend, you must remain completely silent while passing this man-made mound or suffer the consequences.

This extinct shield volcano is the lightning rod of the Cascades.