A house built from trash known as the poor man's Hearst Castle.

Hidden above a drug store on a nondescript corner of Lincoln Heights is a private clubhouse for intrepid explorers.

A faux European lane smack dab in downtown L.A.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

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

The largest wooden building in the world now houses a fascinating collection of aircraft.

No two pieces are exactly the same at Portland's hippo-themed hardware store.

A vertically floating hemlock controls the waves and weather at Crater Lake.

A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.

An institution that preserves the history of institutionalization.

The magic's in the hole!

A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.

A Seattle oddities shop brimming with Victorian-era gems and antique curio.

Granting the right of way to ships over surface traffic since 1917.

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

"Enter and be entertained or annoyed by Dada in Walla Walla."

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

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

A nondescript Seattle restaurant inherited a piece of European history.

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

Essence of hound's tongue and tincture of bloodroot are just the tip of the herbalist iceberg at this beautiful, impressively-stocked apothecary.

A beautiful final resting place for some of the noteworthy deceased.

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

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