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

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

The fossilized remains of ancient California redwoods.

A wealth of pop culture statuary and green chile dishes give this roadside restaurant clout.

The remains of a historic ranch house that witnessed the Civil War battle dubbed the “Gettysburg of the West.”

Recycling meets art in this colorful barricade.

A small metropolis of Pueblo cave dwellings have been carved right into the hillside of this national monument.

Despite time, colonization, and the brutal New Mexican heat, these Pueblo ruins still stand.

Legends surround this jagged rock formation in the New Mexico desert.

Few things look more out of place than the electric blue ponds in the reddish-brown desert of Utah.

Oddly shaped rock formation, misassociated with a nearby utopian community.

This quiet park's strange sedimentary spires were named after Kodak's color film.

A house carved into a rock in the 1940s.

Bizarre lunar-like landscape with thousands of large stone "hoodoos."

This rugged area of red rocks and arches is often considered one of the most beautiful places on Earth.

Factory that once supported an entire company town of 350.

Coastal dunes, site of buried Egyptian movie set and former utopian colony.

Water of undetermined depth has attracted rare fish and cult leaders alike.

The rocks in this arid basin leave trails of movement behind them.

Travelers leave tea kettles in a remote part of Death Valley as part of a mysterious, decades-old tradition.

Lucha Libre (Mexican Wrestling) themed taco shop.

One of the largest trees of its kind in California.

Swarms of butterflies cannot compare to the awe inspired by the publicly-funded nakedness once displayed in this sunken garden.

An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.