The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.

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

A large lava tube that can be walked through with no special equipment.

This ultra-modern California span is actually a titanic solar clock in disguise built by famed architect Santiago Calatrava.

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

Two mammoth statues inspired by equally tall tales lure tourists to this roadside attraction.

These cinderblock farmhouses were actually World War II radar stations in disguise.

This massive redwood tree has a drive-thru tunnel carved out of its trunk.

An installation tells of the horrific 1964 tsunami that devastated Crescent City, California.

The longest continuous lava tube in Oregon.

The world's last remaining store of its kind.

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

A vertically floating hemlock controls the waves and weather at Crater Lake.

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

A small Oregon museum is filled with a robust history.

This lake in the Cascades lives up to its name, disappearing down a hole every spring.

This 85-foot-long table is made from a single slice of an old-growth Douglas Fir.

Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.

There's something big lurking beneath the surface of this tiny Oregon park.

This coastal rock formation resembles a churning cauldron at high tide.

The eerie remnants of an ancient forest were hidden under the sand for centuries.

The largest wooden building in the world now houses a fascinating collection of aircraft.

Two massive rock outcroppings on the Oregon coastline.

Ride a mechanical corn dog at the alleged birthplace of America's favorite deep-fried wiener.