Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.

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

These old stone ruins in the Oregon wilderness were once bathrooms and are steeped in legends of murder.

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

The space-age building is home to one of the few remaining rotating restaurants in America, and the only one that inspired a 1980s sitcom.

A shop full of natural curiosities, carnivorous plants, and costumed taxidermied mice.

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

These unusual houses look like giant boats that washed ashore on a residential street.

This Pringle-shaped ledge makes for the perfect photo op.

This San Diego museum, housed in a former Navy training facility, is dedicated to preserving women’s historic achievements.

One of the largest trees of its kind in California.

A sculpture of the famous photograph stands on San Diego's "Greatest Generation Walk."

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

Swarms of butterflies cannot compare to the awe inspired by the publicly-funded nakedness once displayed in this sunken garden.

The world's largest outdoor organ is played weekly by one of just two civic organists in the U.S.

North America's largest accredited model railroad museum.