Dozens of whimsical bear statues "hibernate" here during the winter months.

This coastal rock formation resembles a churning cauldron at high tide.

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

This stoic, if derpy, giant stands as a monument to Oregon's statehood and the novelty culture of yesteryear.

A collection of colorful dinosaurs hidden in an actual rainforest.

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

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

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

Nicknamed the "Grand Canyon of the North," this open-pit mine in Minnesota has a much shorter history.

An abandoned bus station transformed into a museum dedicated to the history of Greyhound Lines, in the place where it all began.

An amazing collection of sculptures and art.

This 1960s kinetic artwork has been restored and is once again whirling away in downtown Minneapolis.

These crudely shaped folk giants may be the the second most photographed statues in the U.S.

17,400 lbs., 12 feet in diameter, and 29 years in the making.

A bronze statue on a downtown corner honors Minneapolis's favorite career gal.

At this Minnesota state park you can easily wade across the source of the mighty Mississippi.

Equal parts record-breaking temple to consumerism and bizarre fun park, it's more than you think it is...

The home where a lovestruck Fitzgerald wrote his first published novel, "This Side of Paradise."

Find out what it sounds like when doves cry at Prince's recording studio estate turned museum.

Funhouse of found art and participatory sculpture.

Legend says one of the world's largest marine geysers is actually a whale that got wedged within the rocks.

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

A miniature train theme park, free to the public, laying at the base of the Santa Monica Mountains.

This museum is a music lover's introduction to the iconic venue.