This statue and its surrounding plaques tells the story of Ko-kwal-alwoot and the kinship between the Samish people and the sea.

Kansas's Grassroots Art Capital welcomes visitors to Lucas through its very own World's Largest Thing.

A little slice of Florida face-in-a-hole kitsch, unexpectedly located in a small New Mexico town.

Giant origami sculptures tucked into desert scenery beckon passers-by to explore further.

The state bird of New Mexico, constructed entirely out of garbage.

At this research institute, the chile is king.

This 47-foot chile pepper sculpture welcomes Scoville heat unit obsessed tourists to the Big Chile Inn.

An early 20th-century fire lookout, still in intermittent use, preserves legacy fire-locating equipment.

The first lookout in Yosemite.

Meet Rita the Rock Planter, one of Danish sculptor Thomas Dambo's enormous wooden trolls.

The narrow mountain road that carves a path between Florence and Victor is tied to ghost towns and ghost stories.

This razorback ridgeline has doubled as a scenic drive since the early 1900s.

The highest bridge in America was built for an almost unnervingly small amount of money.

Bone marrow-loaded birria with handmade corn tortillas—need we say more?

This seasonal soft serve shack has been doling out silky swirls since 1951.

Visit a family-run restaurant that has been serving the epitome of soul food for more than seven decades.

It may take some time to locate, but it's sure to warm even a heart of stone.

In 1952, this restaurant began selling the Colonel's “secret” recipe.

This fog-enshrouded, antique corner store sells individual slices of wedding-fancy layer cakes from a window.

A frozen relic of Seattle's hydroelectric boom is now a teaching facility for future engineers.

A journey begins with a single step, and for many, the road-trip of a lifetime started at this Chicago intersection.

A 20-foot-tall egg painted in a traditional Czech patterns by the Czech community in Wilson, Kansas.

The famed architect designed this Minnesota gas station of the future with a lookout tower.

Colorful sand dunes create a unique attraction in this part of Utah's red-rock country.