A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.

This stretch of beach along California's central coast is a busy highway for the largest seal in the northern hemisphere.

Offering commanding views of the California coastline, this restaurant was a hub for the artists and bohemians of Big Sur.

It's not your typical library, memorial, or book store.

Haunting and beautiful trees, doomed to die.

Folk art crafted from discarded vegetable crates.

These cinderblock farmhouses were actually World War II radar stations in disguise.

Canyon walls shrouded in ferns.

An underground mansion with fruit-bearing trees and grapes growing beneath the surface of central California.

This ancient cave is home to a museum, bar, and is filled with fluorescent minerals.

Birdhouses, peacocks, animal sculptures, and a graveyard are all found along this eclectic nature trail.

Boise State's stadium was the first non-green football field in the world.

These black pillars of volcanic basalt seem to call mountain climbers with an unbreakable siren song.

Rare and gorgeous birds abound in this protected wildlife sanctuary.

Jail from the 19th century that was built by inmates.

This pop-culture shop also offers the chance to become part of their favorite tv show or movie.

The largest outdoor art gallery in the Northwest United States.

A small section of Boise, Idaho maintains the unique culture and traditions of the Basque people.

Despite being a perfectly pleasant place to be, Loyalton can't seem to attract any visitors.

Puzzling...this tree looks like an assemblage of dismembered monkey limbs.

The self-made house sculpture of an outsider artist who named himself "Chief Rolling Thunder."

The southernmost outpost of the Russian Empire in colonial America.

This whimsical seashell-shaped place of worship was designed to blend into its surroundings.

The mysterious round rocks of Schooner Gulch.