This stoic, if derpy, giant stands as a monument to Oregon's statehood and the novelty culture of yesteryear.

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

The magic's in the hole!

Tile mosaics and quotes from Pablo Picasso add an artistic flair to these bus stop benches.

A 2,500-pound wooden nickel makes this woodworking museum easy to spot from the road.

A mother's mourning for her lost son is remembered in this small park embedded with his memory.

The 40-foot-tall votive candle is the largest of its kind.

A huge musical sculpture and other art installations on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration grounds.

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.

The world's largest squirrel statue clutches a pecan bigger than your head.

Once America’s most beautiful army base, this abandoned military fort on the coast of Monterey Bay has been left to the elements.

One of nature's most well-scheduled phenomenons resides in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park.

The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.

A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.

On a dusty county road sit the ruins of a ghost town's abandoned church.

A recreated Stonehenge stands in a country field, complete with Easter Island moai heads standing as sentries.

Over 100 million years ago, beach-bound dinosaurs left permanent marks on San Antonio's landscape.

Legend has it the commander of the defenders drew a fateful line in the dirt with his sword just before the final battle.

A Texas landowner spelled out his name with three miles of trees, a giant signature that's been used by NASA to evaluate satellite imagery.

An exquisite grouping of structures made from 10 tons of invasive saplings.

Turning night into day in Victorian-era Austin to thwart a serial killer.

On the outskirts of a reborn ghost town, a decaying post office remembers the bad old days.

On the Oregon coast there is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.

The first North American landing spot for James Cook on his third voyage of discovery in the Pacific.