This stoic, if derpy, giant stands as a monument to Oregon's statehood and the novelty culture of yesteryear.

A narrow fjord-like lake, the third-deepest in the United States, runs for over 50 miles into the Cascades of Washington state.

A former Catholic seminary, now a Washington State Park, preserves undeveloped lands on Lake Washington and also hosts a luxury hotel.

Three nine-foot-tall bathing beauties perched elegantly on life-rings welcome visitors to the Alki waterfront.

An extraordinary collection of aircraft and spacecraft on display at the original site of the Boeing Company.

This iconic 1958 tower welcomes air travelers to Tucson with neon-lit letters and architectural style.

Spain's unique Mosque-Cathedral has been a place of worship for both Muslims and Christians throughout its history.

These natural hot springs form four-tiered soaking pools with temperatures ranging from 85 to 115 degrees Fahrenheit.

A large AIDS Memorial Pathway art installation provides a moment for quiet contemplation in this public park.

"Holy Wisdom" overlooks the city that became its namesake.

San Francisco's oldest surviving monument and meeting place for 1906 survivors.

A pair of mutilated bronze octopuses slump at the base of the monument honoring California's admission to the U.S.

These six walrus head statues harken back to a time when this area wasn't far from the oceanfront.

The century-old bell and clock tower at UC Berkeley is the third-tallest in the world, and has fossils.

From the sky, a kaleidoscope of color brightens the grey landscape of the San Francisco Bay.

The only natural lake in the world that drains into both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

This Yellowstone geyser may not shoot as high as the nearby Old Faithful, but it erupts for considerably longer.

Around half a million years ago, these magnificent columnar basalt cliffs were formed from cooling lava.

Heralded as the world's first theater, these ruins are often overlooked as they reside in the shadows of the Acropolis.

A quirky bookstore hidden beneath a sea of whitewashed Greek villas.

A Bronze age settlement on the Greek island of Santorini might have been the inspiration for Plato's Atlantis.

This black sand beach was crafted from volcanic explosions including the historic Minoan eruption.

This monumental intersection commemorates the day Okinawa switched to driving on the left.

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.