Salina, Kansas
'Mural at the Mill'
Salina's eye-catching giant mural depicting children at play is painted atop a century-old mill elevator.
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Salina, Kansas
Salina's eye-catching giant mural depicting children at play is painted atop a century-old mill elevator.
Goodland, Kansas
Massive still life just off the highway in Kansas.
Stratton, Colorado
When zealous marijuana enthusiasts kept stealing the "Mile 420" highway marker, the State of Colorado got creative.
Denver, Colorado
Overlooking the Colorado Convention Center is this giant sculpture made from thousands of triangles.
Aspen, Colorado
An architect in Aspen used psychedelics as his muse while building this mushroom masterpiece.
Grand Junction, Colorado
This remote Colorado canyon is home to the second-largest collection of natural arches in the world.
Corinne, Utah
Dozens of rockets and missiles are on display outside a testing facility in the Utah desert.
Corinne, Utah
This now-abandoned part of the original transcontinental railroad route provides a surreal driving and historical experience.
Corinne, Utah
An earthwork sculpture built by Robert Smithson in the Great Salt Lake only reemerges during drought.
Leavenworth, Washington
Train debris from the deadliest avalanche in United States history can still be found in the ravine where so many perished.
Olympia, Washington
Native American burial mounds? Giant gopher dens? No one knows what created the Mima Mounds.
Aberdeen, Washington
A tribute to the Nirvana frontman hides beneath the bridge that was the singer's beloved hangout spot.
Quinault, Washington
Standing 191 feet tall and measuring more than 55 feet in circumference, this is the world's tallest spruce tree.
La Push, Washington
A tiny plaque hidden miles into the Washington wilderness is all that remains to honor a shipwreck that left 18 people dead.
Forks, Washington
This large Sitka spruce that appears to be floating in mid-air, has defied logic for years.
Forks, Washington
This tree has witnessed nearly 1,000 years of history.
Michamvi, Tanzania
Sitting atop a rock on Michamvi Pingwe beach, this restaurant becomes its own island at high tide.
Matsue, Japan
The sacred slope said to mark the gateway to the underworld.
Sendai, Japan
A heart-shaped rock hollow amid lush scenery in Japan.
San Jose, California
It took years to decode its mysterious messages.
Kirkland, Washington
A normal, unassuming pedestrian overpass has been the demise of many, many trucks.
Seattle, Washington
What's that on the side of that building? Va Va Voom, it's Bettie!
Seattle, Washington
A nondescript Seattle restaurant inherited a piece of European history.
Seattle, Washington
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.