Along a California highway is a kind of Jurassic Park made of metal.

Despite a legend that says this highest peak in Oregon was climbed in high heels, scores of people have died on its slopes.

A failed piece of Orientalism has become the proud symbol of a community.

The largest source of fossilized insects anywhere.

This extravagant Art Nouveau rest stop features a million-dollar view of the Columbia River.

One of the world's tallest Ferris wheels takes visitors high above Las Vegas in a spinning party room.

Experience the hysteria of a 17th century witch hunt through goofy reenactments and wax dummies that should probably be burned at the stake.

Wall to wall taxidermy at Denver's oldest and most exotic steakhouse.

A psychological self-portrait in the form of a giant, segmented head.

The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.

You might know it as the Overlook Hotel, but the inside is not going to be familiar.

Despite being one of the most photographed vistas in the Rockies these twin peaks are rightfully known as the "Deadly Bells."

A luxurious 1880s hotel with its fair share of Tiffany stained glass, Edison electricity, and of course, ghosts.

Thanks to a quirk of elevation this gift shop produces magic doughnuts that are found nowhere else on Earth.

The superstar of Cold War nuclear bunkers has been featured in countless films but is now barely operational.

One of nature's most well-scheduled phenomenons resides in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park.

The former home of the Nobel Prize-winning American writer is now home to dozens of six-toed cats.

The highest bridge in America was built for an almost unnervingly small amount of money.

A natural gas leak provides a flickering flame beneath a waterfall.

This Big Sur waterfall drops 80 feet directly into the Pacific Ocean, and inspired the hillside house up top.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

An outdoor sculpture park of giant pink robots and post-apocalyptic Christmas scenes.

No one knows how this Pacific Northwest spruce tree came to have so many trunks.

Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."