In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

A meditative space out of a fantasy story.

On a barren hillside in the Yucca Valley, the recently restored Desert Christ Park has attracted pilgrims and kitsch hunters for over 50 years.

The Hopi-style structure was built by the man who discovered Desert Hot Springs' famous mineral water.

A monument to the frontier doctor who came up with the idea of delineating highways with a painted line.

A giant desert bird that once swung music fans at Coachella now has a home in a nearby traffic circle.

The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.

This crumbling Death Valley mining complex was known for its use of giant, 20-mule team wagons.

This historic building provides a powerful glimpse into the lives of Japanese Americans forced to relocate during World War II.

This working class sculpture pounds his hammer all the livelong day.

A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.

Allowing humans and fish alike to migrate from freshwater to saltwater and back again.

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

100-year-old shipwreck you can walk up to at low tide.

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

A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.

Shakespeare has been brought to life in this open air theater for the better part of a century.

A public fountain that spouts "health water" from a nearby spring.

A tourist attraction founded around a slumping cabin.

This scenic gorge is named after one of the most famous Bigfoot attacks in pseudohistory.

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

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

Portlandia is the second-largest copper repoussé statue in the United States.

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