Eons old volcanic activity created one of the most stunning rock formations in the United States.

The world's last remaining store of its kind.

This tiny square mile of Canadian sand was once considered the world's smallest desert.

Roadside collection of 65,000 signs.

A giant poultry statue immortalizes one of Alaska's more humorous town names.

The northernmost international land border crossing in the United States.

Historic psychiatric asylum and most-filmed location in the Great White North.

The collection of signage remembers the midcentury pushback against the new neon light.

A renegade art installation in a small Vancouver park is now officially sanctioned by the City Parks Department.

Locals transformed this Canadian evergreen into a secret hangout with spectacular views of Vancouver's skyline.

This edible park is open to any and all foragers.

This semi-secret garden in south Seattle emulates a traditional Japanese garden using the plants of the Pacific Northwest.

An outsider art duo's yard has been turned into a whimsical public gallery.

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

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

This frequently-photographed waterfall takes only a short hike to visit.

Canyon walls shrouded in ferns.

This naturally heated mountainous creek has created a group of neon blue pools of potentially deadly boiling water.

The abandoned train depot now doubles as a well-placed rest stop for those who take the road less traveled.

Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."

The hike through a narrow river flanked by the 2,000-foot-tall walls of Zion Canyon is one of the best in the world.

One of the ghostly stops along Route 66.

Crumbling pink walls and murder memorials preserve the pioneer history of Joshua Tree.

Hundreds of trees made from glass bottles make up this forest on Route 66.