A fine, large-aperture telescope available for public use.

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

100-year-old shipwreck you can walk up to at low tide.

These memorials built by an eccentric bachelor on the side of Interstate 5 cause both wonder and traffic accidents.

This bridge provides safe passage for squirrels.

Ride a mechanical corn dog at the alleged birthplace of America's favorite deep-fried wiener.

Hundreds of painted rocks dazzle this small beach where adding your own is encouraged.

This gorgeous beach hides behind two headlands in Oregon's Ecola State Park.

A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.

Two massive rock outcroppings on the Oregon coastline.

Here, cows that make vodka are treated like celebrities.

Multiple waterfalls and several historic CCC buildings anchor this state park in Oregon's Willamette Valley.

This incongruous small ferry across the Willamette River north of Salem, Oregon has been operating continuously since the 1850s.

This charmingly homemade amusement park has been growing for 40 years.

An institution that preserves the history of institutionalization.

World's largest porcine hairball sits in a collection maintained by Benedictine monks.

This little slice of the Netherlands in the Pacific Northwest blooms in a rainbow of color each spring.

Founded by Cliff Barackman of 'Finding Bigfoot' fame, this museum is dedicated to the study of North America's unacknowledged hairy woodland hominids.

The Columbia Gorge Hotel sits as a beacon in the Columbia River Gorge and is also said to be haunted.

This unique library spans a mighty river.

Tacoma’s 25-foot coffee pot music spot has served up over 80 years of concrete kitsch.

Inside the Wayne County airport is an amazing collection of lights and sounds.

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 abandoned boat sits on a nude beach, is shaped like a UFO, and is covered in graffiti.