Haunting and beautiful trees, doomed to die.

The oldest lighthouse on America's west coast no longer needs keepers, yet they maintain the site anyhow.

Two rocks in a perpetual kiss and one of "the most romantic spot in America."

An old whaling station now serves to give the public a look at the commercial whaling industry, no longer a part of Monterey's economy.

The stately birthplace of California's statehood.

This remarkably simple jail went over a century without an escape.

The oldest U.S. Government building in California, and it's State Historic Landmark #1.

A tree grown from astronaut seeds which were exposed to cosmic rays.

The first safe in this California town had to hold all the gold.

One of the longest water bridges in the world was built over a supposedly haunted swamp in Louisiana.

This knobby, drooping New Orleans oak is a favorite place both for climbing and for meeting giraffes.

The "lovely red Vega" of the legendary record-settling pilot.

The most decorated dog of World War I is preserved in the Smithsonian.

This extravagant Art Nouveau rest stop features a million-dollar view of the Columbia River.

This sandstone mansion was the home of two of Oregon's most important pioneers.

These old stone ruins in the Oregon wilderness were once bathrooms and are steeped in legends of murder.

This super-sized skillet is a replica of a usable giant pan where a woman once skated on bacon.

A Roman-style column in Oregon hides a spiral staircase inside.

Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.

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

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

The magic's in the hole!

Tens of thousands of tiny birds swarm into one school chimney every fall.

The longest continuous lava tube in the continental U.S. offers 2.5 miles of dark explorations for the adventurous.