A dazzling display of red rocks weathered into spires and hoodoos.

One man has installed bathtubs into the Utah desert floor to harness the powers of a natural hot spring.

This concert pavilion on the shore of the Great Salt Lake has been destroyed by fire, water, and disinterest but keeps coming back.

This 18-foot-tall steel lotus is a meditation on ecological crisis that originally appeared at Burning Man.

An eccentric millionaire's personal curio collection includes at least one shrunken head.

The Empire Mine is "one of the oldest, largest, deepest, longest and richest gold mines in California."

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

This massive redwood tree has stood in Northern California for nearly 2,000 years.

Successful artist residence program has filled this ranch with dozens of sculptures over the years.

This unique formation appears as though an asteroid landed on the forest.

A Buddhist retreat built on more than 100 acres of California Redwood forest.

A strange house built only at night, with rumored mystic inspiration.

A "gravitational anomaly" located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California.

Here, visitors can swing with the waves of the Pacific Ocean.

The oldest orange tree in California spawned a generation of citrus farmers.

This ultra-modern California span is actually a titanic solar clock in disguise built by famed architect Santiago Calatrava.

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

Sunset-colored dunes of volcanic ash make taking a poor photo impossible.

A Tibetan Temple and Buddhist organization just off the beaten path in Northern California.

This square in downtown Eugene is dedicated to the novelist and countercultural figure Ken Kesey.

This nature center has one of the largest collections of native raptors in the Pacific Northwest.

Sasqu(w)atch out!

This stoic, if derpy, giant stands as a monument to Oregon's statehood and the novelty culture of yesteryear.

Along with used instruments, this pawn shop has pieces of music history on display.