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

The highest point in Nevada had to be decided by court order after California tried to claim it as their own.

This Old West eatery along America's Loneliest Road was originally a stop on the Pony Express.

A blacklight mini-golf fever dream pays tribute to the iconic rock band.

An exotic wildlife habitat right off The Strip.

These banned cigarette vending machines now sell little pieces of pocket-sized art.

Officially named the "Loneliest Road in America," this barren stretch of Nevada road offers almost nothing but sky and open fields.

Originally built as a promotional giveaway, this suburban house was designed to be an IRL version of the Simpson home.

An eatery for UFO seekers on the Extraterrestrial Highway.

One of the world's tallest Ferris wheels takes visitors high above Las Vegas in a spinning party room.

A new kind of theme park for adults off the Las Vegas Strip.

Brightly colored 30-foot-tall totems light up the desert sky just outside Las Vegas.

In the middle of an extremely unforgiving and desolate high desert is the most secret military facility in the world.

Eat a tasty meal in the house where John Steinbeck was born.

The words of the neighborhood's most famous poets adorn four concrete walls.

This hidden fire lookout offers spectacular views of Sequoia National Park.

Like a kitschy mirage in the Mojave, this eatery serves up classic 50s-style diner meals and a dinosaur sculpture garden.

The Laureates here get something even more coveted than a Nobel Prize: free parking for life.

George Lucas donated this park to honor the birthplace of his two biggest movie franchises.

This symbol of peace is appropriately positioned overlooking the Pacific Ocean.

A Tibetan Temple and Buddhist organization just off the beaten path in Northern California.

A water tower shaped like a giant coffee pot looms over a small Swedish village in Central California.

Rising out of miles of farmland, these buttes are sometimes called the world's smallest mountain range.

A restored 1920s cascade stairway provides one of the best views of Oakland's Lake Merritt.