This unassuming cheese empire in rural Oregon churns out more than 150,000 pounds of cheese each day.

The magic's in the hole!

Dedicated to the humanitarian efforts of the state's former governor.

This tiny movie theater was the last one in the U.S. constructed in the Nuevo Deco architectural style.

This landmark church at the Flathead Reservation mission features 58 ceiling and wall frescoes painted by the mission's cook.

One small town in the Pacific Northwest transformed itself into a Bavarian-themed tourist destination.

This long, dark tunnel is open to hikers, but those without lights are known to get confused even on the straight path.

The flow from this waterfall sometimes comes out of springs below its rim.

A charming desert roadside bakery that produces 10 times more bread daily than it has residents in its town.

The first life claimed by this record-breaking peak wasn't lost to exposure or a fall, but rather lightning.

Thousands of turbines whir at the origin of North American wind power.

Named after a bandit and the star of several Hollywood prehistoric landscapes, these sandstone formations are a historical part of the Los Angeles natural landscape.

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

An earthwork sculpture built by Robert Smithson in the Great Salt Lake only reemerges during drought.

An arsenic-filled pool in the Grand Canyon takes on the appearance of a giant, overflowing pumpkin.

This giant ice cream cone is the last remaining icon of a Salt Lake City staple.

This gallery of prehistoric red ochre art lines the wall of a scenic segment in Utah's San Rafael Swell.

A spectacular overlook of the Little Grand Canyon of the San Rafael River, a deep sandstone gorge streaked with orange, red and white in a remote, uncrowded part of Utah.

The tree is thought to be the oldest oak in Texas and was once crowned state champion for its monumental size.

A half-mile long and three stories high, this bridge over the Des Moines River Valley mimics a descent into a mine shaft.

The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.

In the middle of a busy airport, a statue honoring the astronaut who told Houston that Apollo 13 had a problem.

The oldest continuously occupied public building in the United States.

A sculpture of a flying hawk made from colorful car doors.