A Lovecraftian altar of nightmarish bronze chairs sits ominously on a boardwalk in Puerto Vallarta.

This restored opera house is named after a soprano known for tragic romance, exile, and a truly uncomfortable wedding.

It would take you approximately an hour and a half to walk to the end of Mexico's largest pier.

A tiny wilderness cemetery commemorates the deadliest episode of the Klondike Gold Rush.

The facade of this relic from the Klondike gold rush is decorated with over 8,800 pieces of driftwood.

A monument commemorating the role of Alaska's native Tlingit guides in the Klondike Gold Rush.

This shrine to the patron saint of Alaska sits on a small tidal island and was built from the land’s own beach stones.

A rare chance to get up close and personal with a 13-mile ribbon of ice near downtown Juneau.

Known as the “Official Greeter of Juneau,” this dog still welcomes ships and their passengers to Alaska.

A whale of a public art display towers atop Juneau's cruise ship dock.

The first Russian Orthodox church in North America and an Alaskan landmark.

A local dive where religious kitsch, Southern identity, and queer culture collide.

A French chateau, failed utopian community, odd museum, and Stonehenge replica in rural Washington State.

A bust of the first president welcomes visitors to the only town in America called George, Washington.

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

Perhaps the world's only gas station inspired by a political scandal.

The oldest city park in Walla Walla is home to hundreds of birds, from wood ducks to white peacocks.

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

On the Oregon coast is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.

Fifty years after a “blast blasted blubber beyond all believable bounds,” this idyllic natural area commemorates the carnage.

A memorial for the mustachioed record-setting runner.

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

This nature center has one of the largest collections of native raptors in the Pacific Northwest.

Lucha Libre (Mexican Wrestling) themed taco shop.