A shady solar power system that couldn't hold up to the harsh desert conditions.

This lava formation earned its whimsical name from the log-like formation of it stones.

Largest man-made excavation on earth!

Dig for your own trilobites in this goldmine of invertebrates.

Bizarre lunar-like landscape with thousands of large stone "hoodoos."

The remains of this early 20th century refinery loom on a mountainside like a graffiti-covered fortress.

Despite sitting firmly in the global cradle of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, this Hare Krishna temple is host to one of the largest color festivals outside India.

A small flooded ghost town with a few scattered structures remaining.

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

Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.

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

A stunning landscape of bunkers that once stored chemical weapons.

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

Remember that scene in the Matrix, when Neo is in the big white room with all the weapons flying by? Well, this is what it would look like if he had wanted trees instead of guns.

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