On East Burnside, a 24-hour vending machine distributes world-class pastries.

A tiny art gallery in Sunnyside helps keep Portland weird.

Of all the origin stories for weed's secret code, this one likely has the goods.

When zealous marijuana enthusiasts kept stealing the "Mile 420" highway marker, the State of Colorado got creative.

The Bong-area park police have asked visitors to please, stop stealing the signs.

The graffiti-covered remnants of a former triangulation station are balanced precariously on this California peak.

This former theme park in New York's Adirondack Mountains fell into ruin before being resurrected as a state-run campground

Strange beasts lurking in a garden are all that remain of a quirky, short-lived theme park.

This public space is speckled with the eerie remnants of a defunct amusement park.

A playground built by the kids that is a child's wonderland, and a helicopter parent's nightmare.

An offbeat angle on the ocean viewed through an antiquated lens.

A second generation sun-powered marvel lights up the night.

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.

Explore more than 130,000 new and used books in the "world's largest outdoor bookstore."

Though its branches are painted bright colors by generations of locals, the tree is said to be a haunted portal to hell.

This grove of ghostly cedars was killed in 1700 by an enormous tsunami, felt from the United States to Japan.

The 19th-century ruins hide deep in an overgrown forest.

This traditional garden in the San Fernando Valley doubled for Star Fleet Academy, and is irrigated entirely by wastewater.

A common entry point to the Griffith Observatory trail holds its own wonders.

A castle that was built stone by stone by an eccentric journalist.

This Moab institution functions as both a rock store and a small natural history museum.

This antique shop specializes in the history of print and design.

A registered historic landmark shrouded in unsettling local legends.

Faces carved into the cliffs create an otherworldly walking trail.