The colorful, smiling concrete silos of Vancouver.

This portion of a lovely Belize beach is infested with (harmless) sharks and rays.

The lighthouse central to the 1980s horror classic "The Fog" is, in fact, located in one of the foggiest areas of the Pacific Coast.

This graffiti-covered bridge is the quintessential vision of a place for disillusioned youth to escape the complexities of burgeoning adulthood.

Commonly referred to as the most photographed Victorian home in the United States.

San Francisco's urban bison herd has persisted in the face of extinction, development, and disease.

The fossilized remains of ancient California redwoods.

California's own majestic geyser is powered by a subterranean volcano.

A huge collection of rocks, gems, and crystals.

Rising out of miles of farmland, these buttes are sometimes called the world's smallest mountain range.