The most magnificent bottle house in a town strangely full of them.

Odd outsider art installations surround a Gold Rush-era ghost town.

The tragedy of the Japanese internment camps is remembered here by a stark "Soul Consoling Tower."

A massive hydrovolcanic explosion left a half-mile wide crater in Death Valley.

Millions of years of oxidation make a drive down this winding Death Valley road surprisingly colorful.

This crumbling Death Valley mining complex was known for its use of giant, 20-mule team wagons.

Ten 25-foot-tall, beehive-shaped kilns, abandoned in Death Valley.

"Only the devil could play golf here."

The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

A towering tribute to decisiveness stands on the spot where Brigham Young and his followers decided that this must be the place.

This sandstone mansion was the home of two of Oregon's most important pioneers.

Tiny horses tethered to antique rings are scattered around the city.

This public art piece proves that in Portland even reporting the weather is a thing of whimsy.

A sculpture of a salmon swimming through a brick building.

The seamy, underground secrets of Portland's criminal past.

A fine mixture of the old and the new topped with an art deco neon spire.

A plaque outside the San Jose airport commemorates the insect's arrival to the West Coast.

This 19th century train workshop is a treasure trove of railroad history.

This municipal playground was co-created by the father of one of the most playful characters ever.

A remote crossroads honoring a fallen talent.

One of the most elaborate displays of Jellyfish is on display at the aquarium.

A statue commemorate Tommie Smith and John Carlos's brave protest at the 1968 Olympics, a watershed moment for civil rights.

A pair of pure white felines guard the entrance to a spot of California real estate established as an artist's haven.