San Jose, California
The Winchester Mystery House
A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.
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San Jose, California
A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.
Florence, Kentucky
After a water tower painting was accused of being an ad, a simple fix was made that gave the city a motto.
Burlington, Kentucky
Rabbit Hash is a heaping slice of Americana from another era, with a very peculiar origin behind its unusual name.
Mammoth Cave, Kentucky
The world's longest known cave system.
Williamsburg, Kentucky
Moonbows over Kentucky.
Cincinnati, Ohio
This magnificent Cincinnati graveyard is also a popular public park.
Seattle, Washington
The longest and widest floating bridge in the world.
Seattle, Washington
This working class sculpture pounds his hammer all the livelong day.
Port Townsend, Washington
An abandoned network of military bunkers and tunnels open for anyone willing to descend into the darkness.
Tacoma, Washington
This famous bridge twisted itself into oblivion, but not for the reason you might think.
Seattle, Washington
Activists are fighting to preserve these unfinished highway ramps as a tribute to the citizen revolt that halted their construction decades ago.
La Push, Washington
Shoreline strewn with the remains of ghostly fallen trees.
Ashford, Washington
The highest point in Washington state is a volcano covered in glaciers.
Carnation, Washington
This medieval village/restaurant perpetually celebrates the year 1376.
Seattle, Washington
The first park built over a freeway is a brutalist masterwork.
Seattle, Washington
This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.
Seattle, Washington
A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.
Crater Lake, Oregon
The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.
Jerome, Arizona
Once the product of an inexplicable gold strike, this ghost town is now home to one man and his love of classic machines.
Winslow, Arizona
This public square capitalized on a single Eagles reference to bring some life back to an Arizona town.
Yavapai County, Arizona
Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.
Sedona, Arizona
A spiritual vortex among the red rocks in Sedona.
Vashon, Washington
A bike being "eaten" by a tree is the real Vashon legend behind popular children's book, "Red Ranger Came Calling."
Portland, Oregon
A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.