It turns out that a hurricane-prone beach is probably not the best place to house wild animals.

A building so large that it has its own weather.

A deep toxic lake fills this abandoned open-pit copper mine, now a Superfund site.

Drive up a paved road into "Nevada's Yosemite" for exquisite views and mountain hiking in an alpine setting.

This natural marble cave is one of only five national monuments in Oregon.

The short-lived railroad town in central Oregon has been abandoned since the 1930s.

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

Statues of Ramona Quimby, Henry Huggins, and Ribsy the dog in the park where their adventures "really happened."

Entering this curiosity shop is like stepping into a mad scientist's lab.

A spectacular but little-known slot canyon in extreme northern Nevada, with sheer walls nearly 500 feet high and a perennial stream.

A former mining hospital is now a vibrant artistic hub.

Bill Murray bowled three straight strikes here at Reno's "Taj Mahal of Tenpins."

Thousands of acres of beautiful wild landscape in the Great Basin.

Despite a legend that says this highest peak in Oregon was climbed in high heels scores of people have died on its slopes.

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

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

You might know it as the Overlook Hotel, but the inside is not going to be familiar.

An institution that preserves the history of institutionalization.

The longest continuous lava tube in Oregon.

Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.

Treehouse motel and treehouse-building school.

Not-so-fearsome tiny trolls live under this wooden train trestle in Portland.

The second largest waterfall by volume in the U.S., Willamette Falls is outdone only by Niagara in the amount of water that is pushed northward.

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