Las Vegas, Nevada
Hand of Faith Gold Nugget
The second-largest gold nugget in existence, displayed in a Las Vegas casino conveniently named the Golden Nugget.
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Las Vegas, Nevada
Zak Bagans Haunted Museum
A collection of haunted objects and macabre oddities under one roof.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area
Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky.
Tillamook, Oregon
Tillamook Creamery
This unassuming cheese empire in rural Oregon churns out more than 150,000 pounds of cheese each day.
Hillsboro, Oregon
Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks and Minerals
A midcentury ranch house hides a literal treasure trove of unique rocks and minerals.
Portland, Oregon
Reed College Research Reactor
World's only nuclear reactor operated by liberal arts undergraduates.
Seaside, Oregon
Tillamook Rock Lighthouse Columbarium
Where Nor'easters go to die.
Crater Lake, Oregon
Old Man of the Lake
A vertically floating hemlock controls the waves and weather at Crater Lake.
Cannon Beach, Oregon
Haystack Rock
A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.
Portland, Oregon
Mill Ends Park
The world's smallest park was dedicated in 1948 as the only colony for leprechauns west of Ireland.
Oregon City, Oregon
Willamette Falls
The second largest waterfall by volume in the U.S., Willamette Falls is outdone only by Niagara in the amount of water that is pushed northward.
Mitchell, Oregon
Painted Hills
Oregon's unexpected high desert, displaying layers of time in a colorful show.
Portland, Oregon
Rimsky-Korsakoffee House
Featuring a casually threatening atmosphere along with dessert and coffee to die for.
Crater Lake, Oregon
Crater Lake
The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.
Yachats, Oregon
Thor’s Well
On the Oregon coast is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.
Sacramento, California
Safetyville, USA
A working miniature city designed to teach kids about safety and presumably city planning.
Monterey, California
Point Sur Lightstation
Life in this isolated, hilltop lighthouse was lonely, but it sure was lovely.
Los Angeles, California
The African American Fire Fighter Museum
Celebrating the accomplishments of Black firefighters in Los Angeles.
Los Angeles, California
Historic Orange Grove
The last orange grove of the San Fernando Valley is owned and protected by CSU Northridge.
Los Angeles, California
Triforium
A visionary, futuristic sculpture in Los Angeles that never met its extraterrestrial potential.
Los Angeles, California
The Music Box Steps
The site of a classic series of Laurel and Hardy pratfalls.
Los Angeles, California
Petersen Automotive Vault
Once strictly off-limits, this lower level housing curious and priceless vehicles of the Petersen Automotive Museum is now open to the public.
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles Zoo Botanical Gardens
The L.A. Zoo has a secret garden of rare bootleg cycads, a palm specimen dating back 280 million years.
Los Angeles, California
Museum of Tolerance
A multimedia experience that chronicles the atrocities of racism.
