Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.

This tea house was a hand-built gift from Boulder's sister city in Tajikstan.

At this Denver landmark, the meals are compulsory, the sopapillas are complimentary, and the insanity is everywhere.

An impressive collection of over 50,000 minerals including moon rock from the Apollo 17 mission.

The final resting place of American icon Buffalo Bill, and a museum that aids in telling his tale.

This strangely specific landmark will let travelers know when they are half way there.

This delightful little museum is dedicated to only one thing: pasta.

The studio built by fascists in the hopes of "reviving the film industry" with the occasional propaganda film opportunity thrown in.

Rome’s legendary peephole vista is also a former Crusader stronghold.

This working class sculpture pounds his hammer all the livelong day.

Granting the right of way to ships over surface traffic since 1917.

Allowing humans and fish alike to migrate from freshwater to saltwater and back again.

Continuing a tradition of movie magic on the site of America’s oldest continually operating movie theatre.

Statue of Lenin, from Cold War era Czechoslovakia, now in a neighborhood of Seattle.

From a neon Rapunzel to a bike traffic meter to a street fair color scheme, the most opened drawbridge in the US is a veritable art gallery.

This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.

Old submarine parts have been converted into faux whale fins.

An ice cream parlor chain that caters to vegans and pinball fans equally.

A colorful architectural gem in Seattle’s uniquely modern Central Library.

A rotting tree in the middle of Seattle doubles as an elaborately-controlled art piece.

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

A Boeing mechanic and his wife leave a whimsical, stone sculptured garden as their legacy.

A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.

A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.