The cinder cone volcano with a less than complimentary name.

Eons ago, a rushing lava river formed this pristine passage through solid rock.

The artist James Turrell is repurposing an extinct volcano crater as an observatory to experience the cosmos.

Ancient pueblos built into the base of a natural canyon wall.

This historic national park is covered in the stunning ruins of red rock pueblos.

A small canyon with petroglyphs and a seasonal waterfall, only a short hike from the remnants of old Route 66.

This remote desert watering hole has a connection to a curious chapter of American history.

Bootleggers ran booze beneath this building before (and after) Route 66 appeared beside it.

A spiritual vortex among the red rocks in Sedona.

Inside this store, a mysterious statue draws visitors from the world over.

Once the product of an inexplicable gold strike, this ghost town is now home to one man and his love of classic machines.

On the outskirts of a reborn ghost town, a decaying post office remembers the bad old days.

A forensic lab dedicated to fighting crimes against wildlife.

This unassuming cheese empire in rural Oregon churns out more than 150,000 pounds of cheese each day.

There's something big lurking beneath the surface of this tiny Oregon park.

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

A midcentury ranch house hides a literal treasure trove of unique rocks and minerals.

A vertically floating hemlock controls the waves and weather at Crater Lake.

Two massive rock outcroppings on the Oregon coastline.

This perfectly preserved Chinese medicine shop was untouched for decades before being reopened as a museum.

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

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

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

A sculpture of a salmon swimming through a brick building.