This memorial and the seawall that it stands near are powerful symbols of the island’s resilience.

An attractive free-plunge waterfall outside Bend in the Deschutes National Forest.

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

Multiple waterfalls and several historic CCC buildings anchor this state park in Oregon's Willamette Valley.

An out-of-the-way state park in Oregon that features both a picturesque waterfall and the ruins of a hydropower plant.

Spectacular volcanic cliffs along the Crooked River invite hiking, rock climbing, and photography.

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

Soldiers carved these regimental badges into the chalk hills in remembrance of those who died in World War I.

Cliffs full of fossils at the portal to England's Jurassic Coast.

The oldest working mechanical clock in the world.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

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

An old World War II hangar holds 20 vintage aircraft and the rare opportunity to take a ride in a 1940s warbird.

Atop an active stratovolcano, two lakes separated by a narrow strip of land.

According to legend, this rock represents a young girl trapped by an evil ocean spirit.

The flow from this waterfall sometimes comes out of springs below its rim.

Red sandstone structures dominate this landscape, which has been inhabited for some 5,000 years.

Some of the best pastries in "the Czech heritage capital of Texas" come from a gas station off I-35.

In Houston's airport, a cow is properly equipped to jump over the moon.

A sprawling cave network created by a lone lava tube.

Rushing water plunges over a 100-foot drop created by an ancient lava flow at this majestic waterfall.

Approximately 50,000 gallons of water gush from these springs, creating the Metolius River.

With a crest near 10,000 feet, this treeless fault-block mountain in eastern Oregon provides stunning views and spectacular glacial landforms.

Locals dubbed it the "Owl Building" because of its bird-like appearance.