A derelict bit of infrastructure from the canal that once ran through D.C. is landlocked in the heart of the city.

Just a man taking his prehistoric pet for a stroll.

The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.

This lake in the Cascades lives up to its name, disappearing down a hole every spring.

The second largest waterfall by volume in the U.S., Willamette Falls is outdone only by Niagara in the amount of water that is pushed northward.

According to legend, this rock represents a young girl trapped by an evil ocean spirit.

Hundreds of painted rocks dazzle this small beach where adding your own is encouraged.

Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky.

An exotic wildlife habitat right off The Strip.

“Live hard, ride fast, eat pizza” at this joint filled with Evel Knievel memorabilia.

Graffiti, cars, and religion combine to create this jungle of scrap in the Nevada desert.

For roadside fast food, pull over at the giant orange.

The largest permanent Monopoly board makes one of the longest games even bigger.

The oldest house in the capital of Silicon Valley.

A life-sized mammoth sculpture marks the spot where the remains of a Columbian mammoth were discovered in 2005.

One of the largest Marian shrines on the West Coast stands rather unexpectedly in Silicon Valley.

Beneath the southern end of the Golden Gate Bridge is the “Gibraltar of the West Coast,” a fort built to protect the San Francisco Bay from naval attack.

A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.

This park contains a number of standing stones meant to heal and inspire.

In the power of this waterfall, Alexander Hamilton saw the potential for industry.

World War II bunker still standing on the New Jersey beach.

This giant slab of driftwood marks the beginning of the Winnemucca to the Sea Highway.

An old California photo stand has been turned into a shrine to the cozy art of crochet.

Semi-recognized center of the world, with many oddities.