The illuminated falls are a gem in North Cascades National Park.

Though strikingly beautiful, Seattle's other railway station is now largely forgotten.

An obscure waterfall that looks like something out of a fantasy novel.

A French chateau, failed utopian community, odd museum, and Stonehenge replica in rural Washington State.

A tiny red pebble marks what may be the quietest outdoor spot in the United States.

An extraordinary mixture of natural beauty and man-made phenomena.

A little piece of the Shire is hidden behind a plant nursery in Port Orchard, Washington.

A whimsical village of unique treehouses resides in a Washington forest.

The longest continuous lava tube in the continental U.S. offers 2.5 miles of dark explorations for the adventurous.

Stroll through a wonderland of stupendous moss-covered trees.

Who needs fancy modern water slides when this giant North Carolina rock works just as well?

Beautiful Gothic-inspired lighthouse stands out among the run-of-the-mill striped fare on Bodies Island.

Georgia's highest point was given its strange name thanks to a simple translation error.

A convincing little bit of ancient Egypt smack dab in Richmond, Virginia.

At 207 feet, one of the world's longest continuous escalators.

Nine of the very few concrete ships ever made in the U.S. are beautifully decaying off a Virginia pier.

The highest point in Virginia can only be reached by passing through ponies and flowers.

Exact replica of the ancient monument, but much, much lighter.

A railroad tunnel that, upon its completion, was considered one of the engineering marvels of the modern world.

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

Outsider art meets paleontology at this roadside reptile repository.

Giant busts of 42 U.S. presidents are sitting in a field in Virginia.

A historic dam made famous for its turbines and feature in a Hollywood classic.

Down the road from where the Wright brothers lifted off is another flight tribute practically hidden from sight in the woods.