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

Approximately 50,000 gallons of water gush from these springs, creating the Metolius River.

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

An attractive free-plunge waterfall outside Bend in the Deschutes National Forest.

The world's last remaining store of its kind.

Spectacular volcanic cliffs along the Crooked River invite hiking, rock climbing, and photography.

A small oasis not far from downtown Moab.

This site is home to ancient petroglyphs and pictographs dating back to 6,000 B.C.

Nine of the very few concrete ships ever made in the U.S. are beautifully decaying off a Virginia pier.

Electrical pylon in the shape of Disney's beloved mouse.

Manatees congregate around a power plant's discharge canal where the water is especially warm.

The Gulf’s longest fishing pier is a year-round paradise for catch-and-release whoppers.

New Orleans' famous cemetery, located on the site of a former race track.

The tallest monument in a historic New Orleans cemetery was prompted by romance and dash of pettiness.

A haunting, yet lovingly hand-hewn potters' field full of graves that flood with each heavy rain.

Parts of the civil rights movement unfolded in this historic eatery, helmed by the "Queen of Creole Cuisine."

A small park on Bourbon Street features life-size bronze statues of New Orleans musicians.

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

This bright yellow relic is the final survivor of a short burst of seashell-shaped petrol pumps.

Every Friday night, Appalachian string-bands turn this country store and soda fountain into a raucous jamboree.

One street divides a single town that stands in two U.S. states.

A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.

This massive solar system model is sprawled out across Maine's suburban wilderness.

A gorilla holding a VW Beetle isn't what you'd expect in rural Vermont.