One of two side-by-side totem pole parks dedicated to educating visitors on Tlingit history and culture.

The shortest river in America flows for just 201 feet.

A permanent open-air exhibition of stunning, and inherently American, public art.

"Polynesia on the Plains."

A park that allows you to get up close and personal with one of the world's largest open volcanic craters.

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

Before it was buried by volcanic ash, this fast-food restaurant fed the hungry hordes of ancient Rome.

Buried next to Pompeii, this lesser-known Roman villa was the opulent vacation home of Emperor Nero's wife.

This clifftop arch is a natural stunner.

This Moorish fortress has guarded Málaga from the slopes of Gibralfaro hill for nearly a thousand years.

The mountaintop wind turbine boasts a viewing deck — and a fair share of controversy.

This playground sculpture of an icon from the past is dedicated to the children of the future.

This inanimate goat created by the "welding nun" has been helping to clean up the city of Spokane for more than 40 years.

The decorations were inspired by an unlikely missing treasure.

A giant milk bottle from the 1930s beckons drivers to this diner.

Protected from the elements, these Native American rock paintings have survived approximately 250 years.

One small town in the Pacific Northwest transformed itself into a Bavarian-themed tourist destination.

This impressively large collection includes crackers shaped like Jimmy Carter, Mickey Mouse, and more.

A former railroad trestle over Interstate 90 has been refurbished for non-motorized traffic on the Palouse to Cascades trail.

This metallic stampede sits frozen on a Washington ridge yet the artist's vision is still incomplete.

An exercise in patience and imagination, where Mother Earth turned common stuff into precious hidden treasures.

A bust of the first president welcomes visitors to the only town in America called George, Washington.

This three-story antique market and curiosity emporium claims to be "the largest singly owned antique shop in the Pacific Northwest."

This landmark vessel dry-berthed in Tacoma's harbor served in emergencies and ceremonies for more than 50 years.