One tree's homage to soles past and present.

This unassuming home was once “grand central station” for the Underground Railroad.

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

All aboard the world's longest miniature railway.

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

The largest wooden building in the world now houses a fascinating collection of aircraft.

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

The first North American landing spot for James Cook on his third voyage of discovery in the Pacific.

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

The eerie remnants of an ancient forest were hidden under the sand for centuries.

While it is not equipped to peer into outer space this observatory looks like it was built on the moon.

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

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

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

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

The park preserves a single, rare species of carnivorous plant that spells doom for unsuspecting insects.

The cinder cone volcano with a less than complimentary name.

This golf ball–shaped former desert real estate office now houses a UFO museum.

This historic national park is covered in the stunning ruins of red rock pueblos.

Dramatic river bend surrounds a natural red-rocked pedestal.

Most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest.

Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.

More than 700 species live within this murky marvel of a swamp on California's coast.

This former prison is an Art Deco masterpiece with a past full of civil rights flashpoints.