These black pillars of volcanic basalt seem to call mountain climbers with an unbreakable siren song.

When in Idaho, sleep in a giant potato.

A spectacular but little-known slot canyon in extreme northern Nevada, with sheer walls nearly 500 feet high and a perennial stream.

The unique circular corral belonging to the “Cattle King” of Oregon.

In a largely deserted ghost town, a little brick building recalls its history as a gold rush hub and haven for outlaws.

A warm desert spring holds one of the rarest species on earth.

In 1967, murder and mayhem disrupted the tranquility along this quiet stretch of Old Route 66.

In the remote high desert of New Mexico, a strange array of poles beckon fury from above.

For those going through a life transition, a place to leave behind a piece of your former self.

See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.

Red sandstone structures dominate this landscape, which has been inhabited for some 5,000 years.

This ghost town was once a cult-like religious utopian settlement.

The mysterious round rocks of Schooner Gulch.

This whimsical seashell-shaped place of worship was designed to blend into its surroundings.

A raised boardwalk winds through a thicket of stunted, century-old trees no more than nine feet tall.

Celebrating the transformation of trash into objects of beauty.

A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.

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

A crumbling wizard is one of the final reminders of a roadside Middle Earth.

Folk art crafted from discarded vegetable crates.

A collection of colorful dinosaurs hidden in an actual rainforest.

Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.

There's something big lurking beneath the surface of this tiny Oregon park.

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