A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

A towering tribute to decisiveness stands on the spot where Brigham Young and his followers decided that this must be the place.

This sandstone mansion was the home of two of Oregon's most important pioneers.

Tiny horses tethered to antique rings are scattered around the city.

This public art piece proves that in Portland even reporting the weather is a thing of whimsy.

A sculpture of a salmon swimming through a brick building.

The seamy, underground secrets of Portland's criminal past.

A fine mixture of the old and the new topped with an art deco neon spire.

A plaque outside the San Jose airport commemorates the insect's arrival to the West Coast.

This 19th century train workshop is a treasure trove of railroad history.

This municipal playground was co-created by the father of one of the most playful characters ever.

A remote crossroads honoring a fallen talent.

One of the most elaborate displays of Jellyfish is on display at the aquarium.

A statue commemorate Tommie Smith and John Carlos's brave protest at the 1968 Olympics, a watershed moment for civil rights.

A pair of pure white felines guard the entrance to a spot of California real estate established as an artist's haven.

A New England-style lighthouse along California's beautiful Highway 1 gets a re-do.

A giant chess set, minus the psychedelic drug trip.

It should come as no surprise that the world's largest artichoke lies in the town that calls itself the "Artichoke Center of the World."

Home to the "Circus" trees created by Axel Erlandson.

The largest permanent Monopoly board makes one of the longest games even bigger.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

Life in this isolated, hilltop lighthouse was lonely, but it sure was lovely.

Haunting and beautiful trees, doomed to die.

Elephant seals and sea lions have turned the abandoned buildings on this island into their endangered love shack.