Humboldt County, California
Avenue of the Giants
One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.
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Humboldt County, California
One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.
Eureka, California
Commonly referred to as the most photographed Victorian home in the United States.
Gold Beach, Oregon
This historic steamboat is scuttled just a few hundred feet from where it was built over a hundred years ago.
Tillamook, Oregon
This unassuming cheese empire in rural Oregon churns out more than 150,000 pounds of cheese each day.
Cannon Beach, Oregon
This gorgeous beach hides behind two headlands in Oregon's Ecola State Park.
Cannon Beach, Oregon
A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.
Warrenton, Oregon
100-year-old shipwreck you can walk up to at low tide.
Astoria, Oregon
A Roman-style column in Oregon hides a spiral staircase inside.
Wichita Falls, Texas
World's smallest skyscraper, the product of a remarkable con.
Puerto Palomas, Mexico
A mecca of Mexican art and cuisine just over the border.
Columbus, New Mexico
This replica of the Indian spiritual master Meher Baba's tomb stands unfinished in the New Mexico desert.
San Simon, Arizona
A stone pillar commemorates the surrender of the extraordinary Apache leader.
Bisbee, Arizona
Collection of vintage trailers double as hotel rooms.
Houston, Texas
There is an unmarked red button hidden over Houston's Buffalo Bayou that is just begging to pushed...
Katy, Texas
255 feet of suds, scrubbers, and blow dryers.
Bastrop, Texas
The pit stop from "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" now serves beef and pork barbecue, not people.
Cedar Creek, Texas
The world's largest squirrel statue clutches a pecan bigger than your head.
Austin, Texas
One part antique store, one part curiosities hodge-podge.
Fort Stockton, Texas
The second largest roadrunner in the world stands 11 feet tall in his West Texas town.
Marfa, Texas
Mysterious glowing orbs float through the desert night.
Valentine, Texas
A Prada store in the West Texas desert that is never open for business.
Balmorhea, Texas
A spring-fed pool so deep it's used for scuba diving as well as swimming.
El Paso, Texas
The house's confection-like decorations are the result of one man's painstaking work over decades.
Ciudad Juárez, Mexico
When life gives you Prohibition, open a bar in Juárez.