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

On the Oregon coast is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.

At the base of Steens Mountain resides an otherworldly desert.

A ghost town in a remote corner of Oregon hosts a touching tribute to Sacagawea’s son.

A memorial for the mustachioed record-setting runner.

This historic oak tree has been around for over 300 years and might last for 300 more so long as it doesn't fall apart first.

Hopeless romantics will swoon over the sweet story behind this bright and colorful home.

It should come as no surprise that the world's largest artichoke lies in the town that calls itself the "Artichoke Center of the World."

The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.

Under the right circumstances, this waterfall in Yosemite briefly turns a luminescent fiery orange.

Housed in a memorial lighthouse, this museum relays the history of surfing, beginning with the antics of royal Hawaiian teenagers.

The first park built over a freeway is a brutalist masterwork.

The world's largest moose statue is located (where else?) in Canada.

The world's longest covered bridge is a quaint and incredible wooden tunnel.

City law dictates that this mountaintop cathedral containing the heart of a saint is to remain the tallest building in town.

Every year, the colorful murals of Montreal get a complete makeover.

Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.

"A hideous albatross in the Hudson River Valley."

This mouldering abandoned mental hospital was once a center for progressive healing.

An eccentric priest's tribute to George Washington, this chapel tells the story of the American Revolution.

One of the largest wooden constructions in Europe was meant to be a casino, but soon became an orphanage.

Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.

Erotic art covers the walls of the largest ancient pleasure palace.

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.