An extraordinary final resting place full of oversized art, amazing statues, and dead celebrities.

One man's exploration of the human form, including the bizarre and delightful "Man Attacked by Babies."

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

The tale of a strong-willed woman who stood her ground when the commercial world came rumbling in.

Always a new use for this old building.

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

Old submarine parts have been converted into faux whale fins.

The first declared National Monument in the United States.

This pair of small sea rocks has been "wed" using rope and ancient Shinto tradition.

A six-ton wedding present for the King of the Scots.

A young botanist's horticultural vision realized through a lifetime of planting, tending, and collecting seeds.

A charming desert roadside bakery that produces 10 times more bread daily than it has residents in its town.

A fine, large-aperture telescope available for public use.

Keeping Ballard's heritage alive with delicious, lightly battered Alaskan wild cod.

Home to three historic ships from the age of Vikings.

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

A commemorative mural in this tiny Ballard park honors the neighborhood's rich Scandinavian ties, particularly with Seattle's Norwegian sister city Bergen.

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

Allowing humans and fish alike to migrate from freshwater to saltwater and back again.

Take shelter from Hawai'i's tropical heat under the massive canopy of largest Banyan tree on the island.

A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.

An apocalyptic seismic event creates a deadly chain reaction that ends with a 6-mile long lake developing within weeks.

Hear the quietest sound from across the dome.

This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.