A near tragic event on this bridge helped inspire the classic film "It's a Wonderful Life."

This small road tunnel is the only place where you can cross beneath the Erie Canal.

The fifth-longest suspension bridge the world, connecting one Michigan peninsula to another.

"The Most Boring Road in the State."

As its grandiose name implies, this wooden dome is unsurpassed in size.

Egyptian Revival obelisks still rise over the old mine shafts.

This missionary's legacy looms large over the Upper Peninsula of Michigan—literally.

The birthplace of professional hockey on the shores of Portage Lake.

The famed architect designed this Minnesota gas station of the future with a lookout tower.

The illuminated falls are a gem in North Cascades National Park.

Mennes invented the tags we all place annually upon our license plates, and his story is told frankly and in full upon his headstone.

This sky-high radio mast is formerly the tallest man-made structure in the world.

The world's largest Holstein cow.

A true roadside icon standing on the same plains that the herds once roamed.

The only road through the heart of Glacier National Park.

Perhaps the world's only gas station inspired by a political scandal.

Tacoma’s 25-foot coffee pot music spot has served up over 80 years of concrete kitsch.

In Washington's Yakima Valley lies a town "where dinosaurs roam."

A little piece of the Shire is hidden behind a plant nursery in Port Orchard, Washington.

This long, dark tunnel is open to hikers, but those without lights are known to get confused even on the straight path.

A French chateau, failed utopian community, odd museum, and Stonehenge replica in rural Washington State.

Twin Peaks' real life Double R Diner has been restored to its damn fine television look.

Make it an offering.

Post office plaque commemorates local resistance to a cult invasion.