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

The largest police museum in the western United States displays the evolution of crime-fighting Seattle.

A hidden gem full of oddities, curiosities and macabre antiques.

Pause for an afternoon fika with sublime Scandinavian cakes and pastries.

This fog-enshrouded, antique corner store sells individual slices of wedding-fancy layer cakes from a window.

The mysterious round rocks of Schooner Gulch.

The largest drain hole in the world.

The largest Star Wars collection in the world is its own galaxy of collectibles.

This whimsical stacked cabin looks like something out of a children's book.

Colorful boxes placed over the dead are left to rot and crumble.

During the summer, surfers in Alaska take advantage of this inlet’s unusual water patterns.

Internationally recognized group that works to protect the wolf and educate the public about its plight.

A suburban street in Anchorage doubles as a runway, and each home has its own airplane hangar.

While not recognized by Guinness, this chocolate waterfall is likely to be the world's largest.

A high school astronomy enthusiast designed this model of our solar system to be traversed on foot.

A serene garden path lined with 36 haiku stamped into clay stones.

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

Wedding chapel's mysterious spiral staircase said to be miraculously constructed.

These Pre-Columbian petroglyphs contain representations of birds, deer, hunters, and even some early Native flute players.

An immersive environment that is part haunted house, part choose-your-own-adventure, and part jungle gym.

This innocuous New Mexico storefront was once the secret jump-off spot for Manhattan Project scientists.

This southwest-styled home in Santa Fe claims to be the oldest house in America thanks to an ancient bit of foundation.

These old stone ruins in the Oregon wilderness were once bathrooms and are steeped in legends of murder.

Statues of Ramona Quimby, Henry Huggins, and Ribsy the dog in the park where their adventures "really happened."