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Iceland

Kerið Crater Lake

This eye-popping Icelandic crater lake is surrounded by red volcanic rock.
leiris Added by leiris
Hamragarðar, Iceland

Gljúfrabúi

This fantastical waterfall is hidden in a cave located in a cracked cliff.
Added by ravi
Vik, Iceland

Reynisdrangar

Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.
Added by Henry
Iceland

Laufskálavarða

Cairns built to bring travelers good luck stretch across the land like miniature stone mountains.
Added by greghannahs
Iceland

Jökulsárlón

Iceland's largest lagoon is home to stunning multi-colored icebergs.
Dampo Added by Dampo
Solvang, California

OstrichLand USA

Get up close to emus and ostriches, or buy their tasty meat.
Added by snapsnazzy
Solvang, California

Hans Christian Andersen Museum

Honoring the famed folktale author, this California museum looks like it belongs in the Black Forest.
Added by lastpearl
Santa Barbara, California

Cold Spring Canyon Arch Bridge

California's largest steel arch bridge.
pavlovs dog Added by pavlovs dog
Santa Barbara, California

Cold Spring Tavern

Hidden in the Santa Ynez Mountains off Highway 154, this tiny restaurant once served as a stagecoach stop.
Added by cynthiaphung
Santa Barbara, California

Chumash Painted Cave State Historic Park

Colorful Native American paintings are hidden within this small cavern.
gauchogirl7 Added by gauchogirl7
Ojai, California

Bart's Books

Explore more than 130,000 new and used books in the "world's largest outdoor bookstore."
Added by yaz999
Camarillo, California

Scary Dairy

Graffiti-covered ruins that were once part of a farm owned by a mental hospital.
Added by pushstart143
Maricopa, California

Lakeview Gusher

Remnants of the United States's largest accidental oil spill still mar a California valley.
IvyMike Added by IvyMike
Santa Margarita, California

Wallace Creek

The San Andreas Fault spectacularly offsets this creek.
Added by wbksb
McKittrick, California

Penny Bar

Hidden in the back of a disused small town hotel is a dive bar shellacked with over a million pennies.
Added by sama83
Shandon, California

James Dean Memorial Junction

A remote crossroads honoring a fallen talent.
Added by zackofalltrades
Morro Bay, California

Morro Rock

A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.
Added by zackofalltrades
San Simeon, California

Hearst Castle

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.
Added by jedijoel
San Simeon, California

Piedras Blancas Elephant Seal Rookery

This stretch of beach along California's central coast is a busy highway for the largest seal in the northern hemisphere.
dannaj Added by dannaj
Big Sur, California

McWay Falls and Waterfall House Ruins

This Big Sur waterfall drops 80 feet directly into the Pacific Ocean, and inspired the hillside house up top.
kjmoore12 Added by kjmoore12
South Lake Tahoe, California

Vikingsholm Castle

One woman's Viking Castle on Lake Tahoe.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
Sparks, Nevada

Scheels Sporting Goods

Curiously, this large sporting goods store features 14 wax representations of American presidents.
leiris Added by leiris
Reno, Nevada

Old Reno Arch

The arch that celebrated the completion of the Lincoln and Victory highways.
Added by Schweg
Austin, Nevada

U.S. Route 50

Officially named the "Loneliest Road in America," this barren stretch of Nevada road offers almost nothing but sky and open fields.
Added by zackofalltrades