This super-sized skillet is a replica of a usable giant pan where a woman once skated on bacon.

A giant sculpture dedicated to a staple of South Bend food culture.

This grove of ghostly cedars was killed in 1700 by an enormous tsunami, felt from the United States to Japan.

A tribute to the Nirvana frontman hides beneath the bridge that was the singer's beloved hangout spot.

The boulder is a landmark, public art, and an icon.

A glimpse into the "Logging Capital of the World" at a time when there was far more forest and far less machinery.

One man's eclectic collection of treasures found at sea.

By public opinion, this is Canada's knottiest tree.

Mysterious ancient petroglyphs carved on a glacial boulder at the tip of Bainbridge Island.

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

Defying all odds, this lonely little tree found a home on a log sticking out of a Canadian lake.

An electrifying collection of gadgets and literature from the 16th through 20th centuries.

An American city stranded at the tip of a Canadian peninsula where strict adherence to the "49th parallel rule" became problematic.

The cardinal directions, set in stone.

Stones speckled along Harris Avenue reveal hidden nuggets of the past.

One artist's yard is full of shining, whirling kinetic sculptures that look like pure steel psychedelia.

The building features one of the last remaining free-floating spiral grand staircases in the U.S.

This family mausoleum is steeped in symbolism and looks more like a fantasy location than a grave.

This stately Victorian-era burial ground overlooking the Pacific Ocean is home to the graves of some of British Columbia's most famous figures.

An exercise in patience and imagination, where Mother Earth turned common stuff into precious hidden treasures.

A short hike into the mountainside forest reveals a decaying 1890s town.

An outsider art duo's yard has been turned into a whimsical public gallery.

Its 27 graveyards represent the many nationalities and ethnic groups that voyaged to this wilderness in the late 19th century.

This dilapidated ship carcass covered in trees is a striking sight.