This rugged area of red rocks and arches is often considered one of the most beautiful places on Earth.

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

This Yellowstone geyser may not shoot as high as the nearby Old Faithful, but it erupts for considerably longer.

Devilish landscape, once cinema home to giant alien bugs, now derelict roadside attraction.

An architect's childhood fantasy treehouse made real.

Around half a million years ago, these magnificent columnar basalt cliffs were formed from cooling lava.

A small section of Boise, Idaho maintains the unique culture and traditions of the Basque people.

Boise State's stadium was the first non-green football field in the world.

The world's smallest park was dedicated in 1948 as the only colony for leprechauns west of Ireland.

One of nature's most well-scheduled phenomenons resides in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park.

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

A plaque commemorates the spot in the Oregon woods where the first-ever Geocache was hidden.

A haunted hot springs hotel that went from healing retreat to asylum before it was restored.

This abandoned boat sits on a nude beach, is shaped like a UFO, and is covered in graffiti.

No one knows how this Pacific Northwest spruce tree came to have so many trunks.

A bronze replica of half-consumed salt lick honors a quirky town tradition.

This Portland shop is brimming with natural wonders, local art, and handmade goods fashioned from recycled materials.

A tiny art gallery in Sunnyside helps keep Portland weird.

At the base of Steens Mountain resides an otherworldly desert.

During its heyday, 72 one-ton buckets from this dredge bore into the Powder River excavating vast gold deposits.

This beloved roadside attraction welcomes visitors with his signature neon smile.

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

The short oil boom of Venice Beach, and its swift removal from the tourism-laden landscape.

Two men, two visionaries of Venice Beach, one little hotel that smells like cookies.