This lovely, if imposing, piece of Canadian gothic is possibly the most photographed hotel in the world.

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

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

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

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

Site of the greatest known waterfall that ever existed.

Allowing humans and fish alike to migrate from freshwater to saltwater and back again.

Granting the right of way to ships over surface traffic since 1917.

From a neon Rapunzel to a bike traffic meter to a street fair color scheme, the most opened drawbridge in the US is a veritable art gallery.

Though strikingly beautiful, Seattle's other railway station is now largely forgotten.

Activists are fighting to preserve these unfinished highway ramps as a tribute to the citizen revolt that halted their construction decades ago.

The longest and widest floating bridge in the world.

This dilapidated ship carcass covered in trees is a striking sight.

One small town in the Pacific Northwest transformed itself into a Bavarian-themed tourist destination.

The highest point in Washington state is a volcano covered in glaciers.

This famous bridge twisted itself into oblivion, but not for the reason you might think.

This long, dark tunnel is open to hikers, but those without lights are known to get confused even on the straight path.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

From Nunavut to Tierra del Fuego, you won't find any lighthouse higher than this one.

A small collection of iguana-infested ruins hides amid Cancún's bustling hotel zone.

The capital of the Cayman Islands is a center of offshore banking, but gets battered by blistering hurricanes.

Commercial airplanes land mere feet over the heads of sunbathing beachgoers on this tiny island.

This rare vessel mixed luxury with labor before being converted to a museum and sometimes haunted maze.

The famed architect designed this Minnesota gas station of the future with a lookout tower.