Spokane, Washington
Mary Lou's Milk Bottle
A giant milk bottle from the 1930s beckons drivers to this diner.
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Spokane, Washington
A giant milk bottle from the 1930s beckons drivers to this diner.
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.
U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado
Air Force Academy Chapel made of 100 identical tetrahedrons works to inspire those of all religions.
Portland, Oregon
No two pieces are exactly the same at Portland's hippo-themed hardware store.
Portland, Oregon
Hundreds of handmade critters fill this tiny window gallery in the heart of Portland's Alberta Arts District.
Portland, Oregon
Instead of fruit, the branches of this tree are brimming with hopes and dreams.
Portland, Oregon
Tens of thousands of tiny birds swarm into one school chimney every fall.
Portland, Oregon
This public art piece proves that in Portland even reporting the weather is a thing of whimsy.
Portland, Oregon
Tiny horses tethered to antique rings are scattered around the city.
Portland, Oregon
Portlandia is the second-largest copper repoussé statue in the United States.
Portland, Oregon
This stoic, if derpy, giant stands as a monument to Oregon's statehood and the novelty culture of yesteryear.
Port Orford, Oregon
A collection of colorful dinosaurs hidden in an actual rainforest.
Salt Lake City, Utah
A towering tribute to decisiveness stands on the spot where Brigham Young and his followers decided that this must be the place.
Denver, Colorado
The spot in the Mile-High City that's exactly 5,280 feet above sea level (at least for now).
Portland, Oregon
The world's smallest park was dedicated in 1948 as the only colony for leprechauns west of Ireland.
Mitchell, Oregon
Oregon's unexpected high desert, displaying layers of time in a colorful show.
Tillamook, Oregon
No one knows how this Pacific Northwest spruce tree came to have so many trunks.
Portland, Oregon
A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.
Denver, Colorado
The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.
Crater Lake, Oregon
The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.
Portland, Oregon
An emporium for the weird, creepy, rare, and just plain gross.
Florence, Kentucky
After a water tower painting was accused of being an ad, a simple fix was made that gave the city a motto.
Louisville, Kentucky
The oldest operating Mississippi River–style steamboat still navigates the Ohio River.
Hazard, Kentucky
An enormous goose sits atop this nest-shaped home.