The tragedy of the Japanese internment camps is remembered here by a stark "Soul Consoling Tower."

Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.

Tirelessly maintained by a Wisconsin man named JFK.

This little barrel-shaped cottage by Lake Superior was once a cartoonist's summer retreat.

These Great Lakes sea caves accessible by boat in the summer turn into temples of ice reachable by foot in the winter.

Dad jokes and wordplay abound in this comic fake cemetery.

An impressive collection is dedicated to the legendary beast.

This rare example of a "tidefall" is a spectacular drop from the cliffs down onto the beach.

The tallest bridge in California was constructed for a project that was eventually cancelled.

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

Rising out of miles of farmland, these buttes are sometimes called the world's smallest mountain range.

The flow from this waterfall sometimes comes out of springs below its rim.

Take a hike to this remote, scenic tea stop in the Canadian Rockies.

Though many were skeptical at first, these animal-specific routes across the Trans-Canada Highway have been a major conservation success.

The natural hot spring that was integral to the creation of Canada's first national park.

Visitors to this arboretum are greeted by three smiling giants crafted from sustainable materials.

The world's longest known cave system.

Furniture tries to escape an abandoned building in San Francisco.

Try the alligator at this fondue spot, which has been catering to "lovers and hedonists" since 1967.

Few other hotels can rival the grandeur of the Castle in the Rockies.

The notorious Wild West outlaw was raised in this unassuming abode.

The only remains of a 1918 section of Route 30.

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

Giant pinnacles in the sun-scorched lands of Southern Utah have been nicknamed "white ghosts."