An internationally-recognized dark sky sanctuary lies in northern Nevada, near the Oregon line.

US-50 in Nevada is known as "the Loneliest Road in America," but this earlier iteration of the route is even lonelier.

A unique solar-powered pottery studio and gallery in the desert.

A tree bears footwear on the loneliest road in America.

A whimsical, punny collection of "fence art" outside the tiny mountain town of Baker, Nevada.

Many generations of travelers have passed through the steep, smooth walls of this canyon.

One of the most remote spots in America and the first protected wilderness area in Nevada, named after an old legend.

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.

This stoic, if derpy, giant stands as a monument to Oregon's statehood and the novelty culture of yesteryear.

10,000 flowered plants bloom in the City of Roses.

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

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

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

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

Delightful disarray of found objects and clutter.

Featuring a casually threatening atmosphere along with dessert and coffee to die for.

The magic's in the hole!

A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.

An emporium for the weird, creepy, rare, and just plain gross.

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

The seamy, underground secrets of Portland's criminal past.