A little piece of the Shire is hidden behind a plant nursery in Port Orchard, Washington.

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

The largest wooden building in the world now houses a fascinating collection of aircraft.

No one knows how this Pacific Northwest spruce tree came to have so many trunks.

According to legend, this rock represents a young girl trapped by an evil ocean spirit.

This historic steamboat is scuttled just a few hundred feet from where it was built over a hundred years ago.

The seawater playground of gilded-era San Francisco burned to the ground in 1966.

This abandoned boat was left in place thanks to its rotting beauty.

This whimsical seashell-shaped place of worship was designed to blend into its surroundings.

Commonly referred to as the most photographed Victorian home in the United States.

This 19th-century museum inside of a lighthouse is only accessible during low tide.

Two mammoth statues inspired by equally tall tales lure tourists to this roadside attraction.

A collision of human error and natural geothermal pressure created this rainbow-colored geologic wonder.

A little-known occurrence of fossil wood in northern Washoe County, Nevada, near the Black Rock Desert.

An ill-fated attempt to grow wheat in the sagebrush steppe of northeastern Nevada.

An attractive alpine lake at 8,400 feet that is accessible via a paved road.

A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

An optical illusion found amid a logged redwood forest.

This Taoist temple is the oldest continuously used Chinese temple in California.

A crumbling wizard is one of the final reminders of a roadside Middle Earth.

Once in disrepair, this popular Texas stop along iconic Route 66 has been restored to its past glory.

This water tower slanted at an uncomfortable angle off the old Route 66 was an ingenious marketing ploy.

This former small town was destroyed not by the motor oil it sprayed the ground with but by the toxic waste that was added.