Clap your hands at the base of the pyramid, and the song of a sacred Mayan bird will echo through the air.

Every equinox this Maya pyramid puts on a spooky ancient light show.

These were the largest wind chimes in the world when artist Tom Van Sant created them for a California mall in 1967.

This rare female version of the Muffler Man has its clothes removed each summer to signal the start of pool season.

Try the frozen treat that inspired Arrested Development's famous banana stand.

During World War II, blimps were a key part of the United States' defense against German U-boats—this building could house a dozen of the armed airships.

Now housed in a museum, this giant pink elephant stood in downtown Seattle for more than 60 years.

This super-sized skillet is a replica of a usable giant pan where a woman once skated on bacon.

These memorials built by an eccentric bachelor on the side of Interstate 5 cause both wonder and traffic accidents.

Granting the right of way to ships over surface traffic since 1917.

This impressively large collection includes crackers shaped like Jimmy Carter, Mickey Mouse, and more.

This sculpture forces visitors to confront their relationship with space.

This working class sculpture pounds his hammer all the livelong day.

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

Once a year, thousands of naked cyclists flood the streets of a Seattle neighborhood.

Leave a button on the jacket of this iconic Seattle clown.

This contemporary art museum is filled with other, smaller museums, which feature work from artists primarily in the Pacific Northwest.

The tiny church offers succor to travelers driving by, but only eight at a time.

Statue of Lenin, from Cold War era Czechoslovakia, now in a neighborhood of Seattle.

42nd story Pyramid shaped penthouse tops Seattle's oldest skyscraper.

Home of Jake the Alligator Man, the mummified remains of a cigar smoking, cross-dressing celebrity of the Northwestern coast.

An old-timey peepshow allows visitors to gawk at some of the world's most freakishly large footwear.

From a neon Rapunzel to a bike traffic meter to a street fair color scheme, the most opened drawbridge in the US is a veritable art gallery.

One small town in the Pacific Northwest transformed itself into a Bavarian-themed tourist destination.