Chiang Mai, Thailand
The World Museum of Insects and Natural Wonders
This extensive collection of dead bugs may be the world's most idiosyncratic and personal insect museum.
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Chiang Mai, Thailand
This extensive collection of dead bugs may be the world's most idiosyncratic and personal insect museum.
Bolinas, California
This rare example of a "tidefall" is a spectacular drop from the cliffs down onto the beach.
Sea Ranch, California
This whimsical seashell-shaped place of worship was designed to blend into its surroundings.
Point Arena, California
The mysterious round rocks of Schooner Gulch.
Little River, California
A raised boardwalk winds through a thicket of stunted, century-old trees no more than nine feet tall.
Fort Bragg, California
Celebrating the transformation of trash into objects of beauty.
Fort Bragg, California
A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.
Leggett, California
This massive redwood tree has a hole in the base big enough to drive through.
Piercy, California
An optical illusion found amid a logged redwood forest.
Humboldt County, California
One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.
Phillipsville, California
A crumbling wizard is one of the final reminders of a roadside Middle Earth.
Arcata, California
Humboldt's human-powered sculptures race across land and sea for days on end in a wacky quest for dominance.
Klamath, California
Two mammoth statues inspired by equally tall tales lure tourists to this roadside attraction.
Port Orford, Oregon
A collection of colorful dinosaurs hidden in an actual rainforest.
Florence, Oregon
The park preserves a single, rare species of carnivorous plant that spells doom for unsuspecting insects.
Yachats, Oregon
On the Oregon coast is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.
Yachats, Oregon
There's something big lurking beneath the surface of this tiny Oregon park.
Depoe Bay, Oregon
The first North American landing spot for James Cook on his third voyage of discovery in the Pacific.
Neskowin, Oregon
The eerie remnants of an ancient forest were hidden under the sand for centuries.
Tillamook, Oregon
No one knows how this Pacific Northwest spruce tree came to have so many trunks.
Rockaway Beach, Oregon
Ride a mechanical corn dog at the alleged birthplace of America's favorite deep-fried wiener.
Rockport, Washington
The illuminated falls are a gem in North Cascades National Park.
Marblemount, Washington
This sci-fi gazebo located in a Washington power town is made from old bits of industrial electrical equipment.
Wallace, Idaho
The mayor made the declaration in 2004.