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

The world's smallest park was dedicated in 1948 as the only colony for leprechauns west of Ireland.

The magic's in the hole!

Tens of thousands of tiny birds swarm into one school chimney every fall.

Home to the only outdoor municipal elevator in the United States.

A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.

100-year-old shipwreck you can walk up to at low tide.

A Roman-style column in Oregon hides a spiral staircase inside.

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

World's largest porcine hairball sits in a collection maintained by Benedictine monks.

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

An institution that preserves the history of institutionalization.

You might know it as the Overlook Hotel, but the inside is not going to be familiar.

Remember that scene in the Matrix, when Neo is in the big white room with all the weapons flying by? Well, this is what it would look like if he had wanted trees instead of guns.

A French chateau, failed utopian community, odd museum, and Stonehenge replica in rural Washington State.

An obscure waterfall that looks like something out of a fantasy novel.

Post office plaque commemorates local resistance to a cult invasion.

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

Bridges, terraces, and replicas of historic structures all built of rock and petrified wood by one man.

The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.

The rusting remains of the largest assembled WWII fleet on the West Coast.

This museum looks at the history of one of America's most famous prisons and most beloved albums.

Over 300 taxidermied animals in a Californian restaurant make for a taxidermist's dream and an animal lover's nightmare.

Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.