An exercise in patience and imagination, where Mother Earth turned common stuff into precious hidden treasures.

Its 27 graveyards represent the many nationalities and ethnic groups that voyaged to this wilderness in the late 19th century.

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

This working class sculpture pounds his hammer all the livelong day.

This statue and its surrounding plaques tells the story of Ko-kwal-alwoot and the kinship between the Samish people and the sea.

A fine, large-aperture telescope available for public use.

A French chateau, failed utopian community, odd museum, and Stonehenge replica in rural Washington State.

The second tallest railway trestle bridge in America.

Sleep beneath the big screen at this old-school movie theater.

The only bridge in the United States where BASE jumping is legal without a permit year-round.

One of the "twins" in these falls on the Snake River was sacrificed for hydropower generation in the 1930s.

This private home is famous for appearing in the cult-classic "Twin Peaks" series.

This pristine World War II airfield gives a comprehensive look at atomic development and aviation history.

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.

This geothermal hot spring hides beneath a slowly growing mineral dome.

The location along the shores of the Great Salt Lake of what was once called, "The Coney Island of the West", now sits barren due to arson and time.

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

Opened in 1911, this small shop is the oldest ongoing establishment in St. George.

A tunnel with windows, so you don't miss out on the impressive views.

The bullet-riddled wall from the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, bloodstains enhanced for your viewing pleasure.

The second-largest gold nugget in existence, displayed in a Las Vegas casino conveniently named the Golden Nugget.

Las Vegas's very own 40-foot-tall fire-spewing praying mantis.

Temporary Burning Man sculpture made of two 18-wheelers.