The small town of Poulsbo in Washington state is the next best thing to the Kingdom of Norway.

This famous bridge twisted itself into oblivion, but not for the reason you might think.

This 22-acre botanical garden is home to the largest collection of rhododendrons in the world.

A comprehensive collection of bonsai set in a beautiful campus.

The tiny church offers succor to travelers driving by, but only eight at a time.

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

Four abandoned towers hidden above the Douglas fir forest in Washington.

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

Two massive rock outcroppings on the Oregon coastline.

10,000 flowered plants bloom in the City of Roses.

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

The final resting place of one of the most sensational guitar players of all time was created only after his father got the rights to his music.

One small town in the Pacific Northwest transformed itself into a Bavarian-themed tourist destination.

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

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.

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

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

One of many gator theme parks, abandoned in the sugar fields of South Florida.

This curio museum seems like the type of place you might find a mogwai or a monkey's paw.

This Florida sinkhole hides a rainforest-like micro-environment in its depths.

Town of spiritualists and mediums in Florida.

Florida might be at its most surreal in this museum devoted to the famed Spanish artist.