This combination shop and museum is filled with curious items and artifacts.

This now-abandoned part of the original transcontinental railroad route provides a surreal driving and historical experience.

The largest wildlife crossing in Utah allows local fauna to safely traverse the six-lane Interstate 80 at Parleys Canyon.

Surrounded by a hundred mile radius of billboards, Little America is a roadside attraction whose primary appeal is hospitality.

The famous 102-year-old circus elephant was struck and killed by lightning.

Boise State's stadium was the first non-green football field in the world.

This concert pavilion on the shore of the Great Salt Lake has been destroyed by fire, water, and disinterest but keeps coming back.

A 90-foot-tall psychedelic "tree" on the side of the highway has baffled passersby for decades.

The only bridge in the United States where BASE jumping is legal without a permit year-round.

Come for the speed, leave in love with the desert.

This café is dedicated to serving coffee roasted by Native American-owned companies.

Every summer West Seattle experiences a housing bloom.

Over 75 historically themed murals grace the walls of a small Washington city.

Perhaps the world's only gas station inspired by a political scandal.

This water tower has been a staple of the Rochester skyline since 1931.

Wild seas have created two spectacular formations just a stone's throw away from each other.

Ever wanted to can Spam?

A Victorian-style home known as the “Castle on the Hill.”

These old stone ruins in the Oregon wilderness were once bathrooms and are steeped in legends of murder.

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

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

Outside this souvenir shop is a statue of Bigfoot composed of volcanic ash, and plenty more to see inside.

This super-sized skillet is a replica of a usable giant pan where a woman once skated on bacon.

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