The decorations were inspired by an unlikely missing treasure.

This inanimate goat created by the "welding nun" has been helping to clean up the city of Spokane for more than 40 years.

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

A lover's walk between hilltop towns, decorated with graffiti love notes.

The bomb-ravaged remains of of a colossal Neptune.

Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.

This amazing medieval fortress stands atop a promontory along the famous Cinque Terre.

This tiny chapel withstood a massive mudslide and flash flood.

Protected from the elements, these Native American rock paintings have survived approximately 250 years.

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

A stunning landscape of bunkers that once stored chemical weapons.

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.

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

This metallic stampede sits frozen on a Washington ridge yet the artist's vision is still incomplete.

This trail leads to a mine that was used as a sanctuary during the Great Fire of 1910.

A wild west land agreement was etched right onto this historic Idaho stone.