High in the Rockies the third largest statue in the U.S. opens her welcoming arms, and lights up the night sky.

The oldest continuously-operating Chinese restaurant in the United States has been in business since 1911.

A "Minnesota-style" pizza parlor in the Scandinavian heart of Seattle.

A giant milk bottle from the 1930s beckons drivers to this diner.

This playground sculpture of an icon from the past is dedicated to the children of the future.

This monument remembers the first Japanese Americans forcibly relocated during World War II.

Keeping Ballard's heritage alive with delicious, lightly battered Alaskan wild cod.

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 painted blacktop brings the classic arcade game to life.

The strange phenomenon causing gravity to "work backwards" on this hill has been blamed on the paranormal.

This edible park is open to any and all foragers.

This Seattle joint serves food inside an old train car once used by FDR.

A little piece of the Shire is hidden behind a plant nursery in Port Orchard, Washington.

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

Tucked away on a scenic trail, a modest memorial honors one of the greatest writers of our time.

A small section of Boise, Idaho maintains the unique culture and traditions of the Basque people.

A black cottonwood gets a second life as a home for books.

Despite his legacy of work in Spain, Cuba, and Florida, the larger-than-life writer's grave is a simple affair tucked in an Idaho cemetery.

Natural rock water slides hidden in the remote forests of northern Idaho.

Forever immortalized in concrete, this Simpsons etching was crafted by show creator Matt Groening.

Remember that scene in the Matrix, when Neo is in the big white room with all the weapons flying by? Well, this is what it would look like if he had wanted trees instead of guns.

A memorial for the mustachioed record-setting runner.

This unassuming cheese empire in rural Oregon churns out more than 150,000 pounds of cheese each day.

The oldest tofu shop in the United States is a firm favorite with locals.