Old submarine parts have been converted into faux whale fins.

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

At this Denver landmark, the meals are compulsory, the sopapillas are complimentary, and the insanity is everywhere.

The magic's in the hole!

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

Oregon's unexpected high desert, displaying layers of time in a colorful show.

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

Housed in a memorial lighthouse, this museum relays the history of surfing, beginning with the antics of royal Hawaiian teenagers.

This quirky roadside attraction dives into the many theories surrounding North America's most infamous hairy cryptid.

A "gravitational anomaly" located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California.

Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.

There is no trying to fall in love with this Star Wars fountain, you just do or do not.

Continuing a tradition of movie magic on the site of America’s oldest continually operating movie theatre.

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

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

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

The tale of a strong-willed woman who stood her ground when the commercial world came rumbling in.

Statue of Lenin, from Cold War era Czechoslovakia, now in a neighborhood of Seattle.

One of the oldest continually operating drinking establishments west of the Mississippi.

The historic bar where local ship captains, traders, and gold miners would come together to do business a century ago.

A vinyl-lover's Shangri-La.

A rotting tree in the middle of Seattle doubles as an elaborately-controlled art piece.

Stroll through a wonderland of stupendous moss-covered trees.