This road in the Great Smoky Mountains was supposed to assuage a displaced community, but ended up a $52 million dead end.

This landmark church at the Flathead Reservation mission features 58 ceiling and wall frescoes painted by the mission's cook.

Crystal clear, drinkable mountain spring water by the side of the road.

Mining caused an asbestos emergency in this small town.

A classic carnival ride that was carved to be untouchable.

A 6-mile-long lake created by an apocalyptic seismic event and the deadly chain reaction that ensued.

An entire town preserved as a historic landmark.

The rocks of a certain area of Butte, Montana give off a musical ring when hit.

This working class sculpture pounds his hammer all the livelong day.

Deep into the lower floors of Pike Place, find a date with fowl fate.

The tech giant built three enormous glass orbs in Seattle so employees could work inside a rainforest greenhouse.

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.

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

New fungal and bacterial species call this deadly lake home.

A smoke stack so large, the Washington Monument could fit inside!

Multiple monuments to a grizzled old mutt that survived the landscape of Butte's treacherous Berkeley Pit.

High in the Rockies the third largest statue in the U.S. opens her welcoming arms, and lights up the night sky.

A little-visited ghost town state park offers a glimpse into Montana’s "Silver Queen."

Spectacular views await visitors to this lake.

Between Missoula and Spokane, a family-owned travel center has an unusual museum in the back.

See the computer’s history revealed over the course of 20,000 years.

The last physical evidence of the Lewis and Clark trail is one of their autographs etched into this giant rock.

With over 340,000 artifacts and counting, there is something for everyone, often called the "Smithsonian of the West."