A stockpile of childhood lunch pails turned collectibles.

The ruins of a cotton mill that was burned in the Civil War are still hidden in a Georgia forest.

Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

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

Crystal clear lake with a shoreline of travertine located in a Colorado canyon.

Wondrous sandstone hoodoos where Native Americans collected clay for pottery, 9,000 years ago.

The trunks of 3,000 year-old trees lurk beneath the surface of this crystal clear lake in Oregon.

This great stone guardian of the forest is a relic from the land's volatile volcanic past.

Unknown to many, this sparkling turquoise lake hides amid Oregon's snowcapped mountains.

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

This gorgeous beach hides behind two headlands in Oregon's Ecola State Park.

Inside a humble hangar is some of the best roller derby the world has to offer.

The only Native American museum along the Oregon Trail, run by the peoples who have lived on the land for generations.

The eerie remnants of an ancient forest were hidden under the sand for centuries.

A botanic garden full of trees twisted into fantastic shapes and positions.

The park preserves a single, rare species of carnivorous plant that spells doom for unsuspecting insects.

The first North American landing spot for James Cook on his third voyage of discovery in the Pacific.

Mountain known by the Tillamook Tribe as "the place of the supreme deity."

World's largest porcine hairball sits in a collection maintained by Benedictine monks.

While it is not equipped to peer into outer space this observatory looks like it was built on the moon.

A chance to sleep among the firs and pines of the Oregon forest.

10,000 flowered plants bloom in the City of Roses.

A volcanic landmark located on an Ice age lake bed.

This public art piece proves that in Portland even reporting the weather is a thing of whimsy.