Other-worldly rock formations and ancient fossils abound in this unique stretch of Nebraska badlands.

A stunning landscape of bunkers that once stored chemical weapons.

A logging-themed roadside restaurant surrounded by museum-quality machinery and artifacts from the industry's heyday.

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

The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.

Where experiments are conducted on all things wood.

Hundreds of handmade critters fill this tiny window gallery in the heart of Portland's Alberta Arts District.

This old-fashioned roadhouse's quirky neon sign is as famous as its enormous dumplings.

This extravagant Art Nouveau rest stop features a million-dollar view of the Columbia River.

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

Despite a legend that says this highest peak in Oregon was climbed in high heels scores of people have died on its slopes.

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

A small, fascinating fire museum hidden in plain sight in an administrative building.

Over 75 historically themed murals grace the walls of a small Washington city.

This legendary urban waterfall creates a dazzling display of rainbows.

This alley in downtown Chicago held the bodies of over 600 people after the fateful Iroquois Theatre fire.

Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.

Each of these gorgeous, intricately decorated rooms is painstakingly crafted to the scale of 1 inch: 1 foot.

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

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

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

This gorgeous beach hides behind two headlands in Oregon's Ecola State Park.

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

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