Few things look more out of place than the electric blue ponds in the reddish-brown desert of Utah.

A river runs through this remote valley in a very unexpected way.

One of the world’s largest collections of petroglyphs records 2,000 years of human activity.

A house carved into a rock in the 1940s.

A mass of iron named for the fire-dwelling mythological amphibian sits alongside the first west coast iron furnace.

It would be easy to walk past this unusual piece of art and have no idea it pays tribute to the odd life of a real chicken.

An Ancestral Puebloan ruin that appears to burst into flames in the sunlight.

Two creeks flow out of either end of this canyon in opposite directions.

A ghost town that held steady longer than most, but finally gave up the ghost.

Thousands of years ago, Indigenous people painted images onto these canyon walls that are still on display today, provocative, mysterious, and enduring reminders of the people who lived here long ago.

The decaying ruins of a failed mining company’s water diversion project cling to the side of a desert canyon.

Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.

These memorials built by an eccentric bachelor on the side of Interstate 5 cause both wonder and traffic accidents.

Rushing water plunges over a 100-foot drop created by an ancient lava flow at this majestic waterfall.

On the Oregon coast is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.

The longest continuous lava tube in the continental U.S. offers 2.5 miles of dark explorations for the adventurous.

The lush coastal city of Astoria is riddled with forgotten secret sidewalks.

A Roman-style column in Oregon hides a spiral staircase inside.

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

Boats and fish both find their way through this massive hydroelectric structure.

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

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

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

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