A commemorative mural in this tiny Ballard park honors the neighborhood's rich Scandinavian ties, particularly with Seattle's Norwegian sister city Bergen.

This Seattle store is packed with all sorts of curious creatures and creations.

A 1,000 pound brass bell commemorates a time when this small maritime neighborhood was actually its own separate city.

The U.S. Navy's last diesel-electric submarine rests half-submerged in the middle of Portland.

This square in downtown Eugene is dedicated to the novelist and countercultural figure Ken Kesey.

A memorial for the mustachioed record-setting runner.

A public fountain that spouts "health water" from a nearby spring.

California's first suspension bridge.

The oldest orange tree in California spawned a generation of citrus farmers.

Before it was abandoned and left to rust alongside the road, this riverboat starred in a John Wayne movie.

I Street Bridge is the heaviest swinging center bridge in the United States.

The California capital city once stood 10 feet lower than it does today.

Where the first "expert riders, willing to risk death daily" for the Pony Express were recruited.

This 15-story mural celebrates the 50th anniversary of the musician's iconic "At Folsom Prison" album.

An eccentric home stands out in an otherwise average neighborhood with mosaics, mini topiaries, and kinetic sculpture.

The capitol city's oldest existing cemetery.

At this 1940s-era neighborhood favorite, you can still drink a cherry phosphate.

Art Deco stylings conceal the true nature of this bridge.

A mesmerizing disco ball-like sculpture along the Sacramento River Walk.

Special tunnels built so that frogs won't be killed when crossing the highway.

Outsider art or homage to aliens?

Seven ceramic sculptures are scattered around this California college campus.

A huge collection of rocks, gems, and crystals.

The rusting remains of the largest assembled WWII fleet on the West Coast.