Though many were skeptical at first, these animal-specific routes across the Trans-Canada Highway have been a major conservation success.

Few other hotels can rival the grandeur of the Castle in the Rockies.

With a floor made of thick glass, this observation deck offers a full view of Sunwapta Valley's mountains and rivers.

This natural wonder is disappearing at an alarming rate.

A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.

This gorgeous beach hides behind two headlands in Oregon's Ecola State Park.

100-year-old shipwreck you can walk up to at low tide.

A delightfully quirky blend of oddities spread throughout an old 1920s bank.

A Roman-style column in Oregon hides a spiral staircase inside.

The lush coastal city of Astoria is riddled with forgotten secret sidewalks.

World's largest collection devoted to one fruit.

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

This abandoned Navy base was transformed into an off-grid alternative living community for thousands of people.

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

This historic Illinois "Muffler Man" has been converted from axe-touting lumberjack to rocket-wielding space ace.

The world’s largest truck stop includes a barber shop, chiropractor, and a huge museum with antique trucks.

The Iowa state contender for largest pan in the world oddly only comes in second or so.

A roadside collection of over-sized iron creations that are a bit more macabre than most.

A six-ton, 12-foot-tall concrete prairie dog is touted as the largest in the world.

Yes, this monument is aware that it is about 20 miles away from the actual center of the United States.

This metallic stampede sits frozen on a Washington ridge yet the artist's vision is still incomplete.

The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.

One of the best places to see wild Colonial Spanish Mustangs in the United States.

An exercise in patience and imagination, where Mother Earth turned common stuff into precious hidden treasures.