Site of a tragedy on the Oregon Trail.

The only Native American museum along the Oregon Trail, run by the peoples who have lived on the land for generations.

Remember that scene in the Matrix, when Neo is in the big white room with all the weapons flying by? Well, this is what it would look like if he had wanted trees instead of guns.

Home of Jake the Alligator Man, the mummified remains of a cigar smoking, cross-dressing celebrity of the Northwestern coast.

This super-sized skillet is a replica of a usable giant pan where a woman once skated on bacon.

100-year-old shipwreck you can walk up to at low tide.

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

The largest wooden building in the world now houses a fascinating collection of aircraft.

This massive mall has hundreds of shops, an amusement park, and a history of deadly amusement attractions.

This charmingly homemade amusement park has been growing for 40 years.

When ecosystems collide in the arid Southwest.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.

A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.

A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.

The first declared National Monument in the United States.

The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high-power conical Tesla Coil.

This playground sculpture of an icon from the past is dedicated to the children of the future.

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.

This bridge provides safe passage for squirrels.

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

Perhaps the world's only gas station inspired by a political scandal.

Train debris from the deadliest avalanche in United States history can still be found in the ravine where so many perished.