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

Where Nor'easters go to die.

Right here, members of the Lewis and Clark expedition boiled ocean water to make salt.

A giant sculpture dedicated to a staple of South Bend food culture.

A tribute to the Nirvana frontman hides beneath the bridge that was the singer's beloved hangout spot.

From overly ambitious (and eventually abandoned) atomic dream to bustling office park.

In addition to what was once the world’s largest single-loom carpet, this charming space contains a pair of unique flags in American history.

A beautiful footbridge with over 2,000 glass sculptures along the walls and ceiling.

Tacoma's historic Beaux-Arts train station is now a federal courthouse featuring large-scale glass sculptures by artist Dale Chihuly.

The window above the urinal in the men's restroom is a giant periscope that offers a panoramic view of Eagle Harbor.

This monument remembers the first Japanese Americans forcibly relocated during World War II.

Sleep beneath the big screen at this old-school movie theater.

At the most northwestern point of the contiguous United States lies a trail leading through an ancient forest to stunning cliff-side vistas and massive oceanside caves.

A World War II structure that has stood the test of time.

This stately Victorian-era burial ground overlooking the Pacific Ocean is home to the graves of some of British Columbia's most famous figures.

Greenery cloaks this serene sculpture inspired by the famous Lost Gardens of Heligan.

Staircase winds down the side of Telegraph Hill through gardens, wild parrots flying overhead.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

A tiny red pebble marks what may be the quietest outdoor spot in the United States.

Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.

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

Couple's personal collection of pinball machines turned public pinball museum.

A modernist landscape of water and sci-fi concrete.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.