Ride a mechanical corn dog at the alleged birthplace of America's favorite deep-fried wiener.

Here, cows that make vodka are treated like celebrities.

This café is dedicated to serving coffee roasted by Native American-owned companies.

Definitely not a clown bar.

On East Burnside, a 24-hour vending machine distributes world-class pastries.

Private collection of art inspired by cabinets of curiosity.

These machines have been collecting dust for decades.

No two pieces are exactly the same at Portland's hippo-themed hardware store.

A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.

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

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

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

An out of this world experience.

Over 100 lasers, including huge ones that look straight off a sci-fi set.

An open-air, roadside eatery celebrating a historic indigenous cuisine of complicated significance.

A historic hydroelectric power plant serves as the unusual backdrop for a public park.

This historic pink parlor keeps Phoenicians cool with homemade, retro ice creams.

This striking church was built from a Frank Lloyd Wright design more than a decade after the master architect's death.

The unusual burial monument of Arizona's first governor.

A former department store turned into a quirky restaurant.

In this small Phoenix taxidermy emporium, you can find everything from a squid in a jar to a freeze-dried toad.

This striking public art installation is suspended above a public park, designed to gently move in the breeze.

Thousands of Mexican Free-Tailed Bats soar around an abandoned storm drain at sunset each summer.

A Milwaukee museum provides an unsparing and ultimately empowering look at the Black American experience.