A turquoise lake within a volcanic crater.

The rusty hull of this 1899 ship serves as a tribute to explorers of the bottom of the world.

This small cave in the center of Isla Colon doubles as a sanctuary.

This neon blue river gets its color from a unique mix of bacteria and volcano minerals.

This Costa Rican topiary park is a surreal garden of unearthly delights.

Once the foundation for a mansion, these ruins now offer amazing panoramic coastal views.

Members of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs still net migrating salmon in the traditional way at this cataract on the Deschutes River.

Hollowed out cedar log tubs set in an ancient towering forest.

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

This gorgeous beach hides behind two headlands in Oregon's Ecola State Park.

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

This frequently-photographed waterfall takes only a short hike to visit.

While it is not equipped to peer into outer space this observatory looks like it was built on the moon.

This lake in the Cascades lives up to its name, disappearing down a hole every spring.

A plaque commemorates the spot in the Oregon woods where the first-ever Geocache was hidden.