This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.

Try the frozen treat that inspired Arrested Development's famous banana stand.

Old submarine parts have been converted into faux whale fins.

Though strikingly beautiful, Seattle's other railway station is now largely forgotten.

Equal parts record-breaking temple to consumerism and bizarre fun park, it's more than you think it is...

Just a man taking his prehistoric pet for a stroll.

The eerie remnants of an ancient forest were hidden under the sand for centuries.

The first North American landing spot for James Cook on his third voyage of discovery in the Pacific.

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

Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.

Erotic art covers the walls of the largest ancient pleasure palace.

Before it was buried by volcanic ash, this fast-food restaurant fed the hungry hordes of ancient Rome.

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

On Waikīkī Beach, a monument to four extraordinary individuals of dual male and female spirits who brought the healing arts from Tahiti to Hawai'i.

The only royal palace on U.S. soil has been a territorial capitol, a military headquarters, and a prison for a queen.

This museum of Hawaiian and Polynesian culture is the legacy of the last descendant of the Kamehameha Dynasty.

In 2018, Pohoiki Road was severed by lava flowing from the eruption of Kilauea.

A sculpture of a salmon swimming through a brick building.

Statues of Ramona Quimby, Henry Huggins, and Ribsy the dog in the park where their adventures "really happened."

This sculpture forces visitors to confront their relationship with space.

An old-timey peepshow allows visitors to gawk at some of the world's most freakishly large footwear.

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

This rugged area of red rocks and arches is often considered one of the most beautiful places on Earth.

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).