Vancouver, Washington
Japanese Castaways Memorial
A monument dedicated to three unlikely visitors to North America.
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Vancouver, Washington
A monument dedicated to three unlikely visitors to North America.
Corbett, Oregon
A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.
Bend, Oregon
The world's last remaining store of its kind.
Bandon, Oregon
According to legend, this rock represents a young girl trapped by an evil ocean spirit.
Old Station, California
Sunset-colored dunes of volcanic ash make taking a poor photo impossible.
Tulelake, California
Trails through lava-carved tube-caves display sparkling bacteria and a rich history.
Crater Lake, Oregon
The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.
Crater Lake, Oregon
A vertically floating hemlock controls the waves and weather at Crater Lake.
Mecca, California
The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.
Biloxi, Mississippi
A historic Civil War estate-turned-museum looks back on the Confederate States of America.
Ocean Springs, Mississippi
This house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and Louis Sullivan was destroyed twice and reconstructed to near original condition.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The restaurant keeps a hidden séance room on the second floor and reserves a table for the spirit of the former owner each night.
Key Largo, Florida
An underwater statue of Christ blesses the coral reefs off Key Largo.
Key West, Florida
A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.
Groom Lake, Nevada
In the middle of an extremely unforgiving and desolate high desert is the most secret military facility in the world.
Alamo, Nevada
Mysterious meeting place for UFO hunters near Area 51.
Nye County, Nevada
The only thing still moving in this town is the eponymous hot spring.
Rachel, Nevada
This sign designates the road that leads to the infamous Area 51.
Alamo, Nevada
An eatery for UFO seekers on the Extraterrestrial Highway.
Tonopah, Nevada
In the middle of a remote desert town is a surprisingly opulent hotel.
Goldfield, Nevada
This school building was an extravagant show of wealth for a boomtown that mostly faded in the following decade.
Goldfield, Nevada
This once bustling boomtown hotel is now the hottest spot in Nevada for ghost hunters.
San Bernardino County, California
This sun-scorched lakebed contains samples of half the natural elements known to humankind.
Trona, California
One of the most unusual geological features, recognizable from a dozen hit movies.