Fifty years after a “blast blasted blubber beyond all believable bounds,” this idyllic natural area commemorates the carnage.

A magical sanctuary of mythological statuary.

"The Reptile Man's" very own roadside zoo features an albino alligator.

A nearly abandoned 19th-century town on the Palouse.

Native American burial mounds? Giant gopher dens? No one knows what created the Mima Mounds.

This offbeat trailer park is home to vintage peddlers, local artists, indie makers, and more.

Home of Jake the Alligator Man, the mummified remains of a cigar smoking, cross-dressing celebrity of the Northwestern coast.

The site of the Wellington avalanche, one of the America's worst railroad disasters.

This dilapidated ship carcass covered in trees is a striking sight.

This scenic gorge is named after one of the most famous Bigfoot attacks in pseudohistory.

Former farm staffed by mental patients is now a public park.

This medieval village/restaurant perpetually celebrates the year 1376.

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

This tiny home built on revenge appears to be scarcely wider than a Volkswagen.

An allegedly haunted mansion with a tragic, tawdry past.

A collection of odd-shaped and quirky sounding instruments handmade by a midcentury inventor-composer.

This remarkable collection devoted to the study of fish includes 1 million preserved specimens from all around the world.

An old-timey peepshow allows visitors to gawk at some of the world's most freakishly large footwear.

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

This bright yellow relic is the final survivor of a short burst of seashell-shaped petrol pumps.

Not-so-fearsome tiny trolls live under this wooden train trestle in Portland.

This popular bar has been blurring the line between normal and edgy for more than 75 years.

From Coke II to Google Glass, this exhibit features some of the most spectacular commercial flops.

The giant club-wielding wildman stands proud as the symbol of Swedish Lapland.