Phoenix, Arizona
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The massive, incredibly rare instrument is over 11 feet tall with a range so deep it goes lower than humans can hear.
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Phoenix, Arizona
The massive, incredibly rare instrument is over 11 feet tall with a range so deep it goes lower than humans can hear.
Oracle, Arizona
A reproduction of earth's many biomes.
Pioneertown, California
A fake town founded by Western movie stars is now becoming a hip desert community.
Cabazon, California
The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.
Desert Hot Springs, California
The Hopi-style structure was built by the man who discovered Desert Hot Springs' famous mineral water.
Eureka, California
Commonly referred to as the most photographed Victorian home in the United States.
Humboldt County, California
One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.
Fort Bragg, California
A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.
Sea Ranch, California
This whimsical seashell-shaped place of worship was designed to blend into its surroundings.
San Francisco, California
The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.
San Francisco, California
Once the largest windmill outside of Holland, with enormous 114 foot sails.
Pescadero, California
Once close to extinction, there is no shortage of elephant seals on the beaches of Año Nuevo State Park.
San Simeon, California
This stretch of beach along California's central coast is a busy highway for the largest seal in the northern hemisphere.
Morro Bay, California
A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.
Avalon, California
A herd of 150 bison live on California's Santa Catalina Island and are at the heart of an ongoing debate between environmental protection and economic expansion.
Orick, California
Canyon walls shrouded in ferns.
Klamath, California
Two mammoth statues inspired by equally tall tales lure tourists to this roadside attraction.
Florence, Oregon
The park preserves a single, rare species of carnivorous plant that spells doom for unsuspecting insects.
Florence, Oregon
Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.
Yachats, Oregon
On the Oregon coast is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.
Yachats, Oregon
There's something big lurking beneath the surface of this tiny Oregon park.
Depoe Bay, Oregon
The first North American landing spot for James Cook on his third voyage of discovery in the Pacific.
Portland, Oregon
The magic's in the hole!
Portland, Oregon
The world's smallest park was dedicated in 1948 as the only colony for leprechauns west of Ireland.