Quito's historic, main square dates back to the 16th century.

The mayor made the declaration in 2004.

A park full of outsider art, created by college students studying outsider art.

The first declared National Monument in the United States.

A hotel with a rich Wild West history of miners and bootleggers.

The oldest continuously occupied public building in the United States.

This high desert botanical garden is a unique display of New Mexico’s ecology and culture.

A little slice of Florida face-in-a-hole kitsch, unexpectedly located in a small New Mexico town.

If drivers cross the rumble strip on this stretch of Route 66 at just the right speed it plays "America the Beautiful."

The world's only teal arches exist in a city that cares more about its aesthetic than an Instagram influencer.

At this airport "microcinema," you can catch a film before you catch a flight.

The oldest restaurant in Portland serves fiery coffee cocktails and an astounding amount of turkey.

Explore 10 acres of environmental sculptures.

This café is dedicated to serving coffee roasted by Native American-owned companies.

This 24-acre park offers a place for meditation in the midst of Sedona's iconic red rocks.

The short-lived railroad town in central Oregon has been abandoned since the 1930s.

This rare, carefully curated collection showcases the history of neon inside a grandiose Elks lodge.

This semi-secret garden in south Seattle emulates a traditional Japanese garden using the plants of the Pacific Northwest.

This sprawling 18th-century cemetery features unique and beautiful gravestones, including one shaped like a tree.

Resonating tubes make music from highway overpass.

Naturally formed white marble arch housed in an abandoned marble quarry from the 1800s.

A working steam clock, one of only a few in the world, located in Vancouver's Victorian Gastown.

Traditional 15th century Chinese garden in the middle of Vancouver.

A favorite with sightseers and locals alike, this Norwegian funicular provides easy access to a stunning view of Bergen and its environs.