This black shoreline is made up of exploded lava particles.

This legendary urban waterfall creates a dazzling display of rainbows.

Come for the speed, leave in love with the desert.

The only road through the heart of Glacier National Park.

This kitschy tavern is also home to rare early editions of "Treasure Island."

A statue honoring 44 continuous years of greeting passing ships.

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

The world’s largest concentrated solar plant generates as many problems as megawatts.

This playground sculpture of an icon from the past is dedicated to the children of the future.

This inanimate goat created by the "welding nun" has been helping to clean up the city of Spokane for more than 40 years.

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

A surreal landscape where fanged rocks rise from the ground and the ocean feels like a great mystery.

Surprisingly Delicious Asian-Style Hot Dogs.

"Girl in a Wetsuit" is what happens when a sculptor has to find a way around a 100 year old copyright.

A working steam clock, one of only a few in the world, located in Vancouver's Victorian Gastown.

An effigy of Vancouver's Gastown neighorhood's namesake.

This "zoo" is a cross between a junkyard and a sculpture garden, featuring animals you won't see anywhere else.

Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

Once close to extinction, there is no shortage of elephant seals on the beaches of Año Nuevo State Park.

A "gravitational anomaly" located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California.

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

Centuries of crashing waves carved out this small hole in the rock, which lights up at certain parts of the year.

Offering commanding views of the California coastline, this restaurant was a hub for the artists and bohemians of Big Sur.

This Big Sur waterfall drops 80 feet directly into the Pacific Ocean, and inspired the hillside house up top.