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

This museum and curiosity shop provides a glimpse into an often-overlooked past to show guests that there is beauty and wonder in the macabre.

A magical sanctuary of mythological statuary.

A sprawling cave network created by a lone lava tube.

The longest continuous lava tube in Oregon.

This hotel has hardly changed in over a century, like a time capsule of old Oregon.

Sunset-colored dunes of volcanic ash make taking a poor photo impossible.

Curiously, this large sporting goods store features 14 wax representations of American presidents.

Dozens of rockets and missiles are on display outside a testing facility in the Utah desert.

An empty mine that some believe will suddenly be filled with fortune and treasures at the end of the world.

A small flooded ghost town with a few scattered structures remaining.

A dazzling display of red rocks weathered into spires and hoodoos.

A lawless town deep in Death Valley was famous for its riches and death rate turned YouTube famous.

The longest living non-clonal organisms on Earth.

This crumbling stump is all that remains of what was once thought to be the oldest living organism.

Welcome to a feel-good American drugstore, in the classic sense of the term.

This colossal underground passage paved the way for large-scale drainage and access tunnels across the U.S., but it almost wasn’t built.

The final resting place of the Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico.

A walk down memory lane in the heart of one of San Francisco's most notorious neighborhoods.

A library built during San Francisco's pioneer times is a student's retreat, bibliophile's sanctuary, and chess player's delight.

Ride on a fully-restored Nike nuclear-tipped missile elevator from the Cold War.

A free, public museum dedicated to the fascinating science of sight.

One of few lasting examples of the brief octagon craze that developed into folly.

The rustic cabin-like decor of this Arts and Crafts-style church reflects the love of nature central to its little-known theology.