This bridge provides safe passage for squirrels.

The World's First 24 Hour Coin-Operated Art Gallery!! Plastic, Styrofoam, and Elvis--If you can't get rid of it, you might as well worship it!!

The magic's in the hole!

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

Statues of Ramona Quimby, Henry Huggins, and Ribsy the dog in the park where their adventures "really happened."

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

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

This ultra-modern California span is actually a titanic solar clock in disguise built by famed architect Santiago Calatrava.

San Francisco's newly reopened hands-on science museum.

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

A tiny theater hidden in an alley plays a constant stream of short silent films for anyone willing to peer through the peephole.

This controversial depiction of the "Founder of California" looks as though it was sculpted from mashed potatoes.

A classically inspired temple in Redwood City.

A sudden forest of traditional Papua New Guinean art works is hidden in a corner of Stanford University.

Guarded by the Angel of Grief, the Stanford family tomb attracts an odd mix of halloween revelry and somber contemplation.

Four miles of pipelines form the model of still-functioning retro-tech efficiency.

A humble garage, world-famous for being the epicenter of a technology revolution.

San Francisco Bay's ghost town.

This giant shopping mall still holds signs of its automotive past.

A giant chess set, minus the psychedelic drug trip.

What is the Thing?

This quirky hot springs town known to locals as "T or C" was named after a radio show.

Twice a year, visitors can tour the desolate site that birthed the Atomic Age.

The outcropping is graffitied with the name of the beloved musical Muppet television series.