This Portland shop is brimming with natural wonders, local art, and handmade goods fashioned from recycled materials.

Definitely not a clown bar.

On East Burnside, a 24-hour vending machine distributes world-class pastries.

From Japan to Italy, this California park explores the world's cultures through their gardens.

Perhaps the most unique of any Frank Gehry design for one simple reason: Gehry himself actually lives here.

The White House Situation Room was taken apart in 2006 and shipped to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library.

Instead of fruit, the branches of this tree are brimming with hopes and dreams.

This stoic, if derpy, giant stands as a monument to Oregon's statehood and the novelty culture of yesteryear.

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

A school-themed restaurant where gastronomy is the core curriculum.

Housed in a century-old building, this museum's dedicated not just to soft drinks, but to the free enterprise system.

The pit stop from "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" now serves beef and pork barbecue, not people.

A taste of Middle Earth, in the middle of the Bayou City.

A 24-hour vending machine restocked daily with homemade full-sized pecan pies.

An enormous pink granite batholith, long attributed with spiritual powers by the Tonkawa Indians.

An emerald-green grotto just a short trip from Austin.

A view-altering observatory at the University of Texas.

A unique cartoon-filled roadside attraction.

This house proudly displays an interactive and continuously changing exhibit of lawn flamingos.

A rare wayfinding portmanteau of “Street” and “Avenue.”

A tiny graveyard with a mysterious past.

This failed condo development was reborn as a street art hub.

Roadside Americana, fairy tale characters, and Austin quirkiness come together at this magical course in the heart of Texas' capital city.

Home to an endangered salamander, a full moon celebration, and a large spring-fed outdoor swimming pool.