This black shoreline is made up of exploded lava particles.

Race through the maze, get your name on the sign.

This mother-daughter run curiosities shop is a beautifully odd mix of taxidermy and exotic plants.

This Nevada lake holds its titular natural pyramid and, if the legends are true, a number of dangerous spirits.

Home of Jake the Alligator Man, the mummified remains of a cigar smoking, cross-dressing celebrity of the Northwestern coast.

What's that on the side of that building? Va Va Voom, it's Bettie!

Seattle's super-sized cowboy apparel once belonged to a themed gas station that wrangled in herds of tourists.

A sliver of nostalgia in Seattle's Viretta Park.

Former farm staffed by mental patients is now a public park.

An ice cream parlor chain that caters to vegans and pinball fans equally.

A beautiful final resting place for some of the noteworthy deceased.

Statue of Lenin, from Cold War era Czechoslovakia, now in a neighborhood of Seattle.

A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.

An old-timey peepshow allows visitors to gawk at some of the world's most freakishly large footwear.

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.

A house filled to the brim with oddities and curiosities.

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.

A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.

The final resting place of one of the most sensational guitar players of all time was created only after his father got the rights to his music.

This long, dark tunnel is open to hikers, but those without lights are known to get confused even on the straight path.

One small town in the Pacific Northwest transformed itself into a Bavarian-themed tourist destination.