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This beautiful waterfall is not easy to reach, but offers a stunning view of the pristine green valley.

The world's northernmost flowers cling tenuously to life on desolate Kaffeklubben Island.

The first permanent memorial to a unique secret weapon of World War II.

The Jewish section of the famous Boothill Graveyard was abandoned for nearly 100 years.

This 40-room dwelling tucked within a cliff was built by the basin's prehistoric residents.

More than 300 years ago, a revolt at this Hopi pueblo shaped the future of the American Southwest.

The 15-foot-wide, 2-ton pan fries hundreds of chickens once a year.

A large spinning bath of liquid mercury, used to probe the early universe.

The mountaintop wind turbine boasts a viewing deck — and a fair share of controversy.

This extinct shield volcano is the lightning rod of the Cascades.

This abandoned motel doesn't welcome guests anymore, but decay and a creepy atmosphere still call it home.

A vertically floating hemlock controls the waves and weather at Crater Lake.

This strange hill on Old Fort Road where gravity works in reverse has been fascinating locals for years.

Standing in for the first ship to navigate the Northwest Passage.

The legendary statue-hating superintendent of Golden Gate Park is honored with... a statue.

Chevron maintains one “Standard” brand station per state so it doesn’t lose the trademark.

The first AIDS memorial chapel in San Francisco and one of only a few in the U.S.

Once the fastest ship from San Francisco to Tahiti, the Galilee now lays in pieces in three different cities.

Only hotel where you can legally launder money.

A shining, cold, black organ lies in San Francisco's financial district.

A monumental cross hides in the trees in Golden Gate Park.

Thirteen trees representing the original thirteen colonies were planted with soil from historic Revolutionary battlefields.

Art in the form of a winding, man made crack in stone.

This giant head is all that remains of a once proud statue that survived an earthquake but not a fall off of a wagon.