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

What's that on the side of that building? Va Va Voom, it's Bettie!

Seattle’s Whimsical Mural Master.

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.

A surreal landscape where fanged rocks rise from the ground and the ocean feels like a great mystery.

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

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

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

Shoreline strewn with the remains of ghostly fallen trees.

This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.

Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.

The highway's southernmost spot is a beloved local attraction.

A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.

The former home of the Nobel Prize-winning American writer is now home to dozens of six-toed cats.

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.

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

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

A century and a half of research in the sciences and natural history, still going strong.

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.

Two rocks in a perpetual kiss and one of "the most romantic spot in America."

Storybook cottage in Beverly Hills was once the site of 1920s silent film studio, affectionately known as "The Witch's House."

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

This private residence was the template for one of the most beloved television homes of all time.

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.