A sculpture of the famous photograph stands on San Diego's "Greatest Generation Walk."

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

Every weekend, people gather here for a brief chance to see their loved ones on the other side of the United States–Mexico border.

Canyon walls shrouded in ferns.

A collection of colorful dinosaurs hidden in an actual rainforest.

Fifty years after a “blast blasted blubber beyond all believable bounds,” this idyllic natural area commemorates the carnage.

Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.

On the Oregon coast is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.

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

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

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

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

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

This bridge provides safe passage for squirrels.

Twin Peaks' real life Double R Diner has been restored to its damn fine television look.

The highest point in Washington state is a volcano covered in glaciers.

This rare, carefully curated collection showcases the history of neon inside a grandiose Elks lodge.

A French chateau, failed utopian community, odd museum, and Stonehenge replica in rural Washington State.

A fine, large-aperture telescope available for public use.

A large wind turbine installation in central Washington State is home to an extensive set of interpretive exhibits.

An outsider art duo's yard has been turned into a whimsical public gallery.

Perhaps the world's only gas station inspired by a political scandal.

The strange phenomenon causing gravity to "work backwards" on this hill has been blamed on the paranormal.

A 1940s nuclear reactor built to produce plutonium for the Manhattan Project.