Eons old volcanic activity created one of the most stunning rock formations in the United States.

Trails through lava-carved tube-caves display sparkling bacteria and a rich history.

The tea room that pushed the boundaries of adorable straight into...we can't find the words.

Canyon walls shrouded in ferns.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

Each year these high desert hills are absolutely covered with poppy flowers in a surreal show of nature.

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

A shop full of natural curiosities, carnivorous plants, and costumed taxidermied mice.

San Francisco's newly reopened hands-on science museum.

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

There is no trying to fall in love with this Star Wars fountain, you just do or do not.

Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.

A strange house built only at night, with rumored mystic inspiration.

A one-of-a-kind collection of a unique medium.

Its buzzing collection honors vibrator history.

A tiny theater hidden in an alley plays a constant stream of short silent films for anyone willing to peer through the peephole.

Bring your own cardboard to the slippery slopes of concrete hidden in a neighborhood park.

The steel hull of a wrecked tug rests on Lobster Cove on Monhegan Island’s rocky southeastern shore.

A precariously balanced rock perches on the edge of a cliff created tens of thousands of years ago by glacial erosion.

This handsome giant is said to mark the birthplace of the mythical woodsman and even had a cameo in a Stephen King novel.

This colorful theme park dedicated the official fruit of Maine serves sweet, tasty treats.

This tiny patch of arid sand sits in one of the greenest states in the United States.

The world's only international cryptozoology museum is host to an unrivaled collection of mysterious objects.