World's only nuclear reactor operated by liberal arts undergraduates.

A rugged lava field dotted with molds of the ancient pines that were growing when the volcano erupted.

The flow from this waterfall sometimes comes out of springs below its rim.

A non-native grove of 241 redwoods in Southern California.

An optical illusion found amid a logged redwood forest.

The blinking light atop the iconic landmark has been sending secret messages for decades.

Two rocks in a perpetual kiss and one of "the most romantic spot in America."

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.

The park preserves a single, rare species of carnivorous plant that spells doom for unsuspecting insects.

Fifty years after a “blast blasted blubber beyond all believable bounds,” this idyllic natural area commemorates the carnage.

Canyon walls shrouded in ferns.

Journey through a bit of nostalgia inside this classic record and video store.

A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.

This opulent hotel has been visited by Spider-Man, Charlie's Angels, and the Ghostbusters.

The private clubhouse for the members of the Academy of Magical Arts.

A memorial to the nearly 10,000 American soldiers laid to rest on the beaches of Normandy during WWII.

This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.

The small town of Poulsbo in Washington state is the next best thing to the Kingdom of Norway.

An old-timey peepshow allows visitors to gawk at some of the world's most freakishly large footwear.

A "sinister, whimsical, tacky, and really orange" public art installation hidden under a Seattle bridge.

The tech giant built three enormous glass orbs in Seattle so employees could work inside a rainforest greenhouse.

A memorial for the mustachioed record-setting runner.

The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.