This abandoned boat was left in place thanks to its rotting beauty.

The lighthouse central to the 1980s horror classic "The Fog" is, in fact, located in one of the foggiest areas of the Pacific Coast.

The southernmost outpost of the Russian Empire in colonial America.

A striking eight-story-high obelisk perched on a coastal California cliff.

Two mammoth statues inspired by equally tall tales lure tourists to this roadside attraction.

Canyon walls shrouded in ferns.

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

A local dialect born in the late 19th century is only spoken in this isolated California valley.

The mysterious round rocks of Schooner Gulch.

Climb 200 stairs up the tallest lighthouse on the West Coast for an unbeatable view.

This massive redwood tree has a hole in the base big enough to drive through.

A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.

Trails through lava-carved tube-caves display sparkling bacteria and a rich history.

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

A former gold rush boomtown has managed to stay in business for over 100 ramshackle years.

With a crest near 10,000 feet, this treeless fault-block mountain in eastern Oregon provides stunning views and spectacular glacial landforms.

The unique circular corral belonging to the “Cattle King” of Oregon.

Hike amid the palm trees that thrive among Southern California's Indio Hills.

A regular looking rock with an unbelievable history.

Only intact Ichthyosaur skeleton in the United States and an abandoned gold mine and ghost town all in one place!

The only United States mine for magnesium carbonate has been operating continuously since the 1930s.

US-50 in Nevada is known as "the Loneliest Road in America," but this earlier iteration of the route is even lonelier.

A tree bears footwear on the loneliest road in America.

Singing sand that stands as the final remains of an ancient lake.