A remote crossroads honoring a fallen talent.

Dentist's hated concrete colossi are now beloved icons of the community.

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

A water tower shaped like a giant coffee pot looms over a small Swedish village in Central California.

Centuries of crashing waves carved out this small hole in the rock, which lights up at certain parts of the year.

A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.

A 19th-century cabin built into a hollowed-out Sequoia tree.

The oldest lighthouse on America's west coast no longer needs keepers, yet they maintain the site anyhow.

Two mammoth statues inspired by equally tall tales lure tourists to this roadside attraction.

This stretch of beach along California's central coast is a busy highway for the largest seal in the northern hemisphere.

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."

An alley covered with 20 years of bubble gum.

Four hundred granite steps were built into this massive rock by the National Park Service.

Where the writer penned his famous story about a jumping frog.

An extraordinary final resting place full of oversized art, amazing statues, and dead celebrities.

Hopeless romantics will swoon over the sweet story behind this bright and colorful home.

A giant donut stands as a popular symbol of Los Angeles iconography.

This massive redwood tree has a hole in the base big enough to drive through.

Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.

This Big Sur waterfall drops 80 feet directly into the Pacific Ocean, and inspired the hillside house up top.

Trails through lava-carved tube-caves display sparkling bacteria and a rich history.

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.