This abandoned Navy base was transformed into an off-grid alternative living community for thousands of people.

An off-grid art installation that encourages its visitors to imagine a world without waste.

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

Version of the French Riviera destroyed by the sea.

A dry lake is what remains of a community founded on a real estate scam.

An outdoor sculpture park of giant pink robots and post-apocalyptic Christmas scenes.

The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.

This unlicensed collection of fast-food memorabilia sits on the site of the first ever McDonald's restaurant.

Two massive rock outcroppings on the Oregon coastline.

A huge collection of rocks, gems, and crystals.

Exotic feline breeding compound and conservation center.

Finale of "William Tell Overture" can be heard as drivers pass over grooves in the road.

A dwindling menagerie of anthropomorphic oil derrick animals still dot the barren California landscape.

Nursery with extensive collection of flesh-eating plants operated by the author of "The Savage Garden."

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

On the Oregon coast there is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.

This unassuming cheese empire in rural Oregon churns out more than 150,000 pounds of cheese each day.

Where Nor'easters go to die.

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

This graveyard is the eternal home of many brave pioneers who settled the Great Northwest.

A Roman-style column in Oregon hides a spiral staircase inside.

This bridge provides safe passage for squirrels.

The oldest apple tree in the Pacific Northwest.

A sculpture of a salmon swimming through a brick building.