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

Forever immortalized in concrete, this Simpsons etching was crafted by show creator Matt Groening.

The largest outdoor art gallery in the Northwest United States.

“Live hard, ride fast, eat pizza” at this joint filled with Evel Knievel memorabilia.

One of the world's tallest Ferris wheels takes visitors high above Las Vegas in a spinning party room.

The best Tiki bar in Las Vegas.

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

An exercise in patience and imagination, where Mother Earth turned common stuff into precious hidden treasures.

A short hike into the mountainside forest reveals a decaying 1890s town.

Mining town from the late 1890s, once home to Calamity Jane.

This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.

Heron, whitewater rapids, and urban industrialism all add to the beauty of this concrete nature walk.

This museum explores the grim reality of life in the earliest British colonies in America.

This old-fashioned carhop restaurant gave the world the waffle cone.

Housed in a century-old building, this museum's dedicated not just to soft drinks, but to the free enterprise system.

An ivy-covered arch bridge dedicated to Tejano music singer and legend Rosita Fernandez.

A 131-year-old wunderkammer of Texas history.

These boots are made for selfies.

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

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

Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.

A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.

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

These old stone ruins in the Oregon wilderness were once bathrooms and are steeped in legends of murder.