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

The highest point in Washington state is a volcano covered in glaciers.

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

Stroll through a wonderland of stupendous moss-covered trees.

A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.

A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.

The air force base preserves its scars from the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

A controversial memorial at the place where Captain Cook met his violent end.

Considered by many to be one of the most dangerous highways in Alaska.

Buy your friend a drink or staple some cash to the wall for the next guy at the Salty Dawg Saloon.

Running under an entire mountain, the longest highway tunnel in North America is kept fresh using portal fans and jet fans.

The easternmost town in Alaska can only be accessed from Canada.

This small city where almost everyone lives in the same building can only be reached via North America's longest tunnel.

A trading post in the North Pole where children send letters.

The king of U.S. high points towers over every other peak on the continent.

Every year, festive decorations appear on this juniper tree located in the median strip of a busy highway.

Red sandstone structures dominate this landscape, which has been inhabited for some 5,000 years.

One of the largest open-pit copper mining operations in the entire country.

This bomb shelter-themed bar has barely changed since it opened.

One of the most extensive and well-preserved collections of dinosaur footprints in North America.

Inside this store, a mysterious statue draws visitors from the world over.

The largest copper mine in Arizona, this enormous open pit emerges from the hills like an alien landscape.

After a short-lived attempt to bring America in line with the rest of the world, this road was left in metric.

Sleep where gangsters fell amidst smoke and flame, with nary a bullethole to show for the legendary struggle.