At the most northwestern point of the contiguous United States lies a trail leading through an ancient forest to stunning cliff-side vistas and massive oceanside caves.

The lighthouse central to the 1980s horror classic "The Fog" is, in fact, located in one of the foggiest areas of the Pacific Coast.

A tribute to the life and work of the beloved "Peanuts" cartoonist.

A huge work of Burning Man-inspired outsider art on the grounds of a California winery.

One of the largest Buddhist communities in the West sits on the site of an old hospital.

This ultra-modern California span is actually a titanic solar clock in disguise built by famed architect Santiago Calatrava.

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

A 90-foot-tall psychedelic "tree" on the side of the highway has baffled passersby for decades.

Come for the speed, leave in love with the desert.

US-50 in Nevada is known as "the Loneliest Road in America," but this earlier iteration of the route is even lonelier.

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Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.

Natural catch-basin rocks covered in thousands of drawings spanning many millennia.

Larger-than-life cut-out murals of James Dean and Elizabeth Taylor, dedicated to their 1956 film ‘Giant.’

This old abandoned sign flickers to announce a motel that isn't even there.

This quirky outpost and gallery inside a former church is an unexpected trove of handcrafted art.

The location where the iconic movie character declared it was time to go home.

This balancing rock is one of Utah's most unusual geological formations.

When ecosystems collide in the arid Southwest.

Community owned and operated, this property is home to a diverse set of nudists.

Meet Rita the Rock Planter, one of Danish sculptor Thomas Dambo's enormous wooden trolls.

Thanks to a quirk of elevation this gift shop produces magic doughnuts that are found nowhere else on Earth.

Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.

Wondrous sandstone hoodoos where Native Americans collected clay for pottery, 9,000 years ago.