An art gallery home to a plethora of art from local artists who can often be seen hard at work.

Treehouse motel and treehouse-building school.

A Tibetan Temple and Buddhist organization just off the beaten path in Northern California.

This Taoist temple is the oldest continuously used Chinese temple in California.

Downieville's largest Gold Rush structure still standing has one of the longest bars in California.

The viewpoint for this attractive, off-the-beaten-path waterfall is reached by a paved, wheelchair-accessible trail.

A unique museum where guests can rent and operate a locomotive.

The arch that celebrated the completion of the Lincoln and Victory highways.

Bill Murray bowled three straight strikes here at Reno's "Taj Mahal of Tenpins."

Despite a legend that says this highest peak in Oregon was climbed in high heels, scores of people have died on its slopes.

At the edge of the high desert, California's second-largest natural lake is home to a unique subspecies of trout adapted to its alkaline waters.

What began as a prominent Burning Man art piece is now an iconic symbol of downtown Reno.

This lucky stone from Ireland is embedded on the corner of a Reno casino to grant luck

This former New Jersey bus now exists as a public art exhibit.

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

Each winter this underground cave forms a dazzling ice palace.

Trails through lava-carved tube-caves display sparkling bacteria and a rich history.

The victims of a free-floating Japanese bombing during WWII are remembered by this stone monument.

Oregon's only closed-basin hypersaline lake, an important stopover for migrating waterfowl, is in danger of drying up completely.

This spectacular fault escarpment, a popular hang-glider launch point, extends some 30 miles long and towers about 2,500 feet over the valley floors to the west.

Along the Outback Scenic Byway, adjacent to hot springs, this human-made geothermal feature takes unexplained breaks.

This strange hill on Old Fort Road where gravity works in reverse has been fascinating locals for years.

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

All aboard the world's longest miniature railway.