One of nature's most well-scheduled phenomenons resides in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park.

A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.

This metallic stampede sits frozen on a Washington ridge yet the artist's vision is still incomplete.

An enchanting natural wonder in Puerto Rico's Camuy River Park.

An exercise in patience and imagination, where Mother Earth turned common stuff into precious hidden treasures.

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

This incongruous small ferry across the Willamette River north of Salem, Oregon has been operating continuously since the 1850s.

Approximately 50,000 gallons of water gush from these springs, creating the Metolius River.

Rushing water plunges over a 100-foot drop created by an ancient lava flow at this majestic waterfall.

A semi-abandoned replica of Prince Edward Island's Avonlea—in Japan.

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

Home of Howard Hughes' Spruce Goose.

A Roman-style column in Oregon hides a spiral staircase inside.

A vertically floating hemlock controls the waves and weather at Crater Lake.

A collection of colorful dinosaurs hidden in an actual rainforest.

Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.

Oregon's unexpected high desert, displaying layers of time in a colorful show.

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

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

Two massive rock outcroppings on the Oregon coastline.

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

Stepping inside this coffee shop is a journey through time.

This unassuming cheese empire in rural Oregon churns out more than 150,000 pounds of cheese each day.

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