A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.

At this airport "microcinema," you can catch a film before you catch a flight.

A historic hotel with many stories of haunted activity.

An abandoned network of military bunkers and tunnels open for anyone willing to descend into the darkness.

One small town in the Pacific Northwest transformed itself into a Bavarian-themed tourist destination.

Twin Peaks' real life Double R Diner has been restored to its damn fine television look.

This square in downtown Eugene is dedicated to the novelist and countercultural figure Ken Kesey.

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

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

A burial ground for workers at one of Hawai'i's largest sugarcane producers that laid buried for decades.

This industrial area was the dumping ground for massive amounts of trash, some of which washes up as tiny bits of sea glass.

This blowhole is supposedly caused by a trapped monster.

A prehistoric landscape hidden in the cliffs of Maha'ulepu.

A cooled lava flow from the Haleakalā volcano formed these surreal-looking columnar basalt structures.

Take shelter from Hawai'i's tropical heat under the massive canopy of largest Banyan tree on the island.

This narrow coastline trail through the dense Kauai wilderness is among the most beautiful and dangerous in the world.

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

The world's last remaining store of its kind.

Colorful sand dunes create a unique attraction in this part of Utah's red-rock country.

Walk through the sets of old western films at this small museum in Utah.

This ancient cave is home to a museum, bar, and is filled with fluorescent minerals.

Formerly the world's largest, this Willy Wonka-esque contraption runs 24/7.

Las Vegas's very own 40-foot-tall fire-spewing praying mantis.

One of the world's tallest Ferris wheels takes visitors high above Las Vegas in a spinning party room.