A giant sculpture dedicated to a staple of South Bend food culture.

Now housed in a museum, this giant pink elephant stood in downtown Seattle for more than 60 years.

A "sinister, whimsical, tacky, and really orange" public art installation hidden under a Seattle bridge.

Activists are fighting to preserve these unfinished highway ramps as a tribute to the citizen revolt that halted their construction decades ago.

The longest and widest floating bridge in the world.

An abandoned network of military bunkers and tunnels open for anyone willing to descend into the darkness.

Between Missoula and Spokane, a family-owned travel center has an unusual museum in the back.

A little-visited ghost town state park offers a glimpse into Montana’s "Silver Queen."

A classic carnival ride that was carved to be untouchable.

This Seattle joint serves food inside an old train car once used by FDR.

The final resting place of one of the most sensational guitar players of all time was created only after his father got the rights to his music.

This unique library spans a mighty river.

A normal, unassuming pedestrian overpass has been the demise of many, many trucks.

Four abandoned towers hidden above the Douglas fir forest in Washington.

The tiny church offers succor to travelers driving by, but only eight at a time.

In Paris, Texas, even Jesus wears cowboy boots.

This grand old 80-foot sequoia towers above the buildings in the city’s retail center.

This parking garage has given itself over to graffiti artists and the neighborhood can't thank them enough.

This super-sized skillet is a replica of a usable giant pan where a woman once skated on bacon.

Home of Jake the Alligator Man, the mummified remains of a cigar smoking, cross-dressing celebrity of the Northwestern coast.

This long, dark tunnel is open to hikers, but those without lights are known to get confused even on the straight path.

People come from across the globe to swim in this lake believed to have healing properties.

This crumbling UFO is one of only a few remaining "moveable ski chalets" of its kind.

This raised bulls-eye visible from space was the subject of an intense geologic controversy.