The four tall pillars once marked the entrance of the historic Seattle church that fought for women's suffrage and civil rights.

A community gathering place that once housed half-ton tanks and the World's Fair.

Now housed in a museum, this giant pink elephant stood in downtown Seattle for more than 60 years.

This Puget Sound military post has a long, turbulent history as a gateway to the Pacific.

This Seattle store is packed with all sorts of curious creatures and creations.

A vinyl-lover's Shangri-La.

One of the oldest continually operating drinking establishments west of the Mississippi.

Providing the soundtrack to the golden years of the Seattle grunge scene.

Once a year, thousands of naked cyclists flood the streets of a Seattle neighborhood.

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

A collection of oddities including Dr. Kevorkian's suicide device, the Thanatron.

This symbolic piece of New Orleans architecture is also home to a few ghastly stories.

By day this New Orleans square is for pedestrians, but by night it is a kingdom of kittens.

A small park on Bourbon Street features life-size bronze statues of New Orleans musicians.

Two mammoth statues inspired by equally tall tales lure tourists to this roadside attraction.

An allegedly haunted mansion with a tragic, tawdry past.

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

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."

A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.

The giant pair of sexy legs sticking out the window of this costume store have become its main draw.

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.

This stretch of beach along California's central coast is a busy highway for the largest seal in the northern hemisphere.