Cave Junction, Oregon
Oregon Caves National Monument & Preserve
This natural marble cave is one of only five national monuments in Oregon.
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Cave Junction, Oregon
This natural marble cave is one of only five national monuments in Oregon.
Kansas City, Missouri
Two hundred tons of pioneer artifacts were painstakingly recovered from a shipwreck at the bottom of the Missouri River.
Lyons, Oregon
1920's mining camp and environmental education center is serving to protect the surrounding forest, one of the last of its kind in the Pacific Northwest.
Long Beach, California
The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.
Bloomington, Minnesota
Equal parts record-breaking temple to consumerism and bizarre fun park, it's more than you think it is...
Bisbee, Arizona
A living snapshot of a different time in America is preserved and maintained by a community of volunteers.
Goldendale, Washington
A fine, large-aperture telescope available for public use.
Pensacola Beach, Florida
Pensacola's UFO home has withstood many hurricanes—just as the experimental 1960s design intended.
Virginia City, Nevada
Beneath a Virginia City bar is the entrance to an abandoned gold mine.
Benicia, California
The rusting remains of the largest assembled WWII fleet on the West Coast.
Inyo County, California
An abandoned Jazz Age dream home and con man's hideout in Death Valley.
Fort Rock, Oregon
A volcanic landmark located on an Ice age lake bed.
Paris, Texas
In Paris, Texas they have their own Eiffel Tower, it just has a cowboy hat on it.
Moab, Utah
The fifth-longest natural arch in the world, and the longest outside China.
Cougar, Washington
This scenic gorge is named after one of the most famous Bigfoot attacks in pseudohistory.
Cave Junction, Oregon
A chance to sleep among the firs and pines of the Oregon forest.
Tucson, Arizona
In Tucson a giant metal snake helps pedestrians cross a busy highway.
Yosemite National Park, California
The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.
Truth or Consequences, New Mexico
This quirky hot springs town known to locals as "T or C" was named after a radio show.
Government Camp, Oregon
Despite a legend that says this highest peak in Oregon was climbed in high heels, scores of people have died on its slopes.
Houston, Texas
A health museum containing a 27’’½-foot intestine.
Wall, South Dakota
The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.
Government Camp, Oregon
You might know it as the Overlook Hotel, but the inside is not going to be familiar.
Silver City, New Mexico
These ruins of a pre-Columbian cliff village are among the most beautiful and well preserved in New Mexico.