Two mammoth statues inspired by equally tall tales lure tourists to this roadside attraction.

Canyon walls shrouded in ferns.

An optical illusion found amid a logged redwood forest.

Commonly referred to as the most photographed Victorian home in the United States.

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

This massive redwood tree has a hole in the base big enough to drive through.

Eastern zen meets Western grit in these four little trees growing out of a rock on Lake Tahoe’s Nevada shore.

A dentist's hated concrete colossi are now beloved icons of the community.

The now-abandoned tunnels were built for the transcontinental railroad on the route where the first wagon train entered California.

This shop specializes in oddities and Victorian-inspired wonders.

A winding path built in secret on the edge of the continent.

One day a year it is legal to jump off of this astoundingly tall bridge that spans an Appalachian gorge.

A 90-foot-tall psychedelic "tree" on the side of the highway has baffled passersby for decades.

This Big Sur waterfall drops 80 feet directly into the Pacific Ocean, and inspired the hillside house up top.

Belly up to the bar in Cowtown, don't forget to buy some boots.

Every week, a festive public jam session breaks out in downtown Asheville.

The U.S. Supreme Court's secret Cold War relocation facility in the mountains of North Carolina.

Concrete strongholds stand guard over the Golden Gate.

Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.

The lighthouse central to the 1980s horror classic "The Fog" is, in fact, located in one of the foggiest areas of the Pacific Coast.

From the sky, a kaleidoscope of color brightens the grey landscape of the San Francisco Bay.

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

A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.