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

Legend says that these tall basalt pillars are the petrified wives of a trickster god.

Apartment building was once posh playground to the Hollywood elite.

World's largest collection of serial killer artwork and other macabre exhibits.

A black and white mural stands out from its psychedelic surroundings.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

A 1,000 pound brass bell commemorates a time when this small maritime neighborhood was actually its own separate city.

A vinyl-lover's Shangri-La.

The magic's in the hole!

Portlandia is the second-largest copper repoussé statue in the United States.

A beautiful final resting place for some of the noteworthy deceased.

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.

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

A bike being "eaten" by a tree is the real Vashon legend behind popular children's book, "Red Ranger Came Calling."

The final resting place of one of the most sensational guitar players of all time was created only after his father got the rights to his music.

100-year-old shipwreck you can walk up to at low tide.

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

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

In Washington's Yakima Valley lies a town "where dinosaurs roam."

Remember that scene in the Matrix, when Neo is in the big white room with all the weapons flying by? Well, this is what it would look like if he had wanted trees instead of guns.

The highest point in Washington state is a volcano covered in glaciers.

Post office plaque commemorates local resistance to a cult invasion.

This famous bridge twisted itself into oblivion, but not for the reason you might think.