At the most northwestern point of the contiguous United States lies a trail leading through an ancient forest to stunning cliff-side vistas and massive oceanside caves.

This gorgeous beach hides behind two headlands in Oregon's Ecola State Park.

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

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

The only house in Oregon designed by the famous architect, Frank Lloyd Wright.

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

A grove of "candelabra redwoods" deep in California's Lost Coast.

A living time capsule of the 1960s Richardson Bay water-front.

Life in this isolated, hilltop lighthouse was lonely, but it sure was lovely.

An unexpected connection to Chicago awaits visitors on an island just off the California coast.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

This colorful, ornately-decorated cemetery sits next to a quiet cove known as "the beach of the dead."

This restored opera house is named after a soprano known for tragic romance, exile, and a truly uncomfortable wedding.

This metal church may or may not have been designed by Alexandre-Gustave Eiffel.

The ruins of an important pilgrimage destination for worshippers of a Maya fertility goddess.

An enormous illuminated figure dances on the Las Vegas strip.

Brightly colored 30-foot-tall totems light up the desert sky just outside Las Vegas.

The octagonal tower at this important Buddhist site was added many years after the temple's initial construction.

A bulky, ancient stupa marks the site of Siddhartha Gautama's seminal Buddhist teaching.

As you overlook the Howe Sound and the town of Squamish, your breath will be taken away by its beauty or the stairs... probably all the stairs.

Webcam that broadcast the hatching of Bald Eagles to millions of viewers.

This mundane shopping plaza is named after a gruesome piece of flotsam.

Every four years, millions of salmon fill a river so densely that its waters appear deep crimson.

This small, yet notable, cable-stayed bridge was built to support tourism to a series of internet-famous pink lakes.