This railroad magnate's 19th century tower is more than a little bit out of place in the Nevada desert.

Eastern zen meets Western grit in these four little trees growing out of a rock on Lake Tahoe’s Nevada shore.

This Nevada lake holds its titular natural pyramid and, if the legends are true, a number of dangerous spirits.

Officially named the "Loneliest Road in America," this barren stretch of Nevada road offers almost nothing but sky and open fields.

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

Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky.

The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.

One of nature's most well-scheduled phenomenons resides in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park.

Home to the deepest rift anywhere on Earth.

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

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

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.

A collection of colorful dinosaurs hidden in an actual rainforest.

Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.

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

You might know it as the Overlook Hotel, but the inside is not going to be familiar.

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

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

The first park built over a freeway is a brutalist masterwork.

City Council meetings still happen in this historic building, impeccably preserved on the inside.

This working class sculpture pounds his hammer all the livelong day.

This metallic stampede sits frozen on a Washington ridge yet the artist's vision is still incomplete.