The magic's in the hole!

Private collection of art inspired by cabinets of curiosity.

This frequently-photographed waterfall takes only a short hike to visit.

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

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

A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.

The seamy, underground secrets of Portland's criminal past.

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

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

A Hawaiian stairway to heaven—that you can't climb.

This airstrip atoll is uninhabited by humans, but absolutely full of birds.

Get up close and personal with these majestic fish.

This unusual lava tube spouts seawater during high surf.

The spot where the namesake of the Douglas fir met his mysterious end on a Hawaiian volcano.

This tiny Hawaiian island is slowly coming back to life after being bombed during naval training exercises.

Formerly a lovely white sand beach this Hawaiian stretch is now a trap for countless tons of trash.

The air force base preserves its scars from the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

This ancient Hawaiian henge may have been an early star chart.

A model of a galactic embassy is hidden in plain sight along the highway, proposed by a UFO religion to find the aliens that created life on Earth.

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

The southernmost point in the United States is a beautiful place to look at but a deadly place to wade in.

This blowhole is supposedly caused by a trapped monster.

Submerged lava formations create incredible waterworks.

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