A winding path built in secret on the edge of the continent.

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

Once the fastest ship from San Francisco to Tahiti, the Galilee now lays in pieces in three different cities.

America's oldest Italian restaurant is a San Francisco institution.

The Wonder Road aka Doobie Lane, a mile-long strip of dirt road filled with folk art.

A Norwegian-born sculptor created these soaring guardian angels at the entrance to Hoover Dam.

This tiny cluster of abandoned buildings looks like the future of the ghost town - today!

Oh, just a motel on the edge of the desert decorated with thousands of clowns conveniently located next to an abandoned graveyard.

Stepping away from the glitz of mobsters and casinos to learn about the other history of Vegas.

This Portland shop is brimming with natural wonders, local art, and handmade goods fashioned from recycled materials.

Hidden in Portland’s West Hills, a 170-year-old marker literally stakes out the Pacific Northwest.

Get your cosplay on at Portland’s only Medieval fantasy-themed mead hall.

Post office plaque commemorates local resistance to a cult invasion.

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

A pair of mutilated bronze octopuses slump at the base of the monument honoring California's admission to the U.S.

Gold Rush ship-turned-hotel buried underneath San Francisco's financial district.

This shop and studio is dedicated to the art of the book, from letterpress to bookbinding.

This railroad magnate's 19th century tower is more than a little bit out of place in the Nevada desert.

Portland had a unique approach to Cold War-era protections.

A volcanic landmark located on an Ice age lake bed.

Hunting trophies decorate Oregon's most unique bar-restaurant.

According to legend, you must remain completely silent while passing this man-made mound or suffer the consequences.

Definitely not a clown bar.

A midcentury ranch house hides a literal treasure trove of unique rocks and minerals.