This cabin from the 1850s is one of the first structures built by Chinese immigrants in California.

More than 700 species live within this murky marvel of a swamp on California's coast.

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."

Eat a tasty meal in the house where John Steinbeck was born.

This eagle-topped spire remembers the military commander who snatched up California for the United States.

This nature center has one of the largest collections of native raptors in the Pacific Northwest.

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

The first park built over a freeway is a brutalist masterwork.

This three-story antique market and curiosity emporium claims to be "the largest singly owned antique shop in the Pacific Northwest."

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

The park preserves a single, rare species of carnivorous plant that spells doom for unsuspecting insects.

Fifty years after a “blast blasted blubber beyond all believable bounds,” this idyllic natural area commemorates the carnage.

Stepping inside this coffee shop is a journey through time.

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

A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.

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

The state bird of New Mexico, constructed entirely out of garbage.

This quirky hot springs town known to locals as "T or C" was named after a radio show.

A sprawling collection of over 106,000 toys from around the world.

This high desert botanical garden is a unique display of Northern New Mexico's geology.

Life-sized sculpture of a blue whale made of hand-recycled plastic trash.

A natural formation that resembles a camel resting in the New Mexico desert.

This museum started as a collection of Manhattan Projects and continues to add exhibits as they are declassified.

See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.