A popular rock that acted as a waymarker for American pioneers.

At the time of its completion, it was the tallest dam in the world.

A place where the laws of nature seem to have gone completely berserk... but of course haven't.

The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.

Every president in history is immortalized in bronze in downtown Rapid City.

One of America’s oldest and spookiest hotels, thanks to the residency of ghosts, dead presidents, and Alfred Hitchcock.

The first declared National Monument in the United States.

The narrowest street in Canada was once a spot for dastardly doings, now a historic piece of Chinatown.

A famous hotel houses an impression collection of mini dioramas and giant doll houses.

This historic Victorian hotel has a scandalous history of affairs and murder.

This Italianate house was the childhood home of the prominent Canadian painter, Emily Carr.

This simple frog painting created by musician Daniel Johnston embodies the spirit of Austin.

Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.

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

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

This sci-fi gazebo located in a Washington power town is made from old bits of industrial electrical equipment.

Site of the greatest known waterfall that ever existed.

A bust of the first president welcomes visitors to the only town in America called George, Washington.

This impressively large collection includes crackers shaped like Jimmy Carter, Mickey Mouse, and more.

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

Twin Peaks' real life Double R Diner has been restored to its damn fine television look.

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

This extravagant Art Nouveau rest stop features a million-dollar view of the Columbia River.

The world's smallest park was dedicated in 1948 as the only colony for leprechauns west of Ireland.