A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.

San Francisco's newly reopened hands-on science museum.

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.

A burnt orange monolithic dome structure perched on a hillside near Interstate 280.

A large instrument played by the wind.

A hidden gem, named after a San Franciscan icon, offers spectacular views of the Pacific Ocean.

This extinct shield volcano is the lightning rod of the Cascades.

This coastal rock formation resembles a churning cauldron at high tide.

The first North American landing spot for James Cook on his third voyage of discovery in the Pacific.

The eerie remnants of an ancient forest were hidden under the sand for centuries.

Two massive rock outcroppings on the Oregon coastline.

Ride a mechanical corn dog at the alleged birthplace of America's favorite deep-fried wiener.

A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.

This gorgeous beach hides behind two headlands in Oregon's Ecola State Park.

Local lore holds that Butch Cassidy took an escape route through Red Canyon's sandstone hoodoos after an attempted murder.

The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.

The ruins of a failed dam that was built over land later described as a "sponge."

While it is not equipped to peer into outer space this observatory looks like it was built on the moon.

The trunks of 3,000 year-old trees lurk beneath the surface of this crystal clear lake in Oregon.

The original span of a high bridge across the deep Crooked River Gorge has been preserved for pedestrian use.

An old World War II hangar holds 20 vintage aircraft and the rare opportunity to take a ride in a 1940s warbird.

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

This lake in the Cascades lives up to its name, disappearing down a hole every spring.

Step back in time on this preserved 1800s farm.