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

You might know it as the Overlook Hotel, but the inside is not going to be familiar.

This little slice of the Netherlands in the Pacific Northwest blooms in a rainbow of color each spring.

This great stone guardian of the forest is a relic from the land's volatile volcanic past.

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

According to legend, this rock represents a young girl trapped by an evil ocean spirit.

With a crest near 10,000 feet, this treeless fault-block mountain in eastern Oregon provides stunning views and spectacular glacial landforms.

Eat like a "buckaroo" at this remote restaurant.

A Victorian-style home known as the “Castle on the Hill.”

The first North American landing spot for James Cook on his third voyage of discovery in the Pacific.

The last water-powered mill in Oregon is open daily for free tours and has a surprising history.

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.

Colloquially known as "the lynching memorial," this is the United States' first memorial to the victims of racial terror at home.

Strange beasts lurking in a garden are all that remain of a quirky, short-lived theme park.

The third tallest lighthouse in America once guided author Stephen Crane to safety.

A building so large that it has its own weather.

A time capsule of Floridian history fights to survive on the banks of Chokoloskee Bay.

Owned by no one but beloved by all, Brownie was a good dog.

A mailbox that saved a nature reserve.

Home to the deepest rift anywhere on Earth.

The world's first nuclear power plant is open to visitors looking to role-play a meltdown.

A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.

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.