Monroe, Washington
Wayside Chapel
The tiny church offers succor to travelers driving by, but only eight at a time.
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Monroe, Washington
The tiny church offers succor to travelers driving by, but only eight at a time.
Oak Harbor, Washington
Sleep beneath the big screen at this old-school movie theater.
Rosario Beach, Washington
This statue and its surrounding plaques tells the story of Ko-kwal-alwoot and the kinship between the Samish people and the sea.
Oak Harbor, Washington
This historic bridge connects Whidbey Island to Fidalgo Island across whirlpool-filled waters.
Granite Falls, Washington
Four abandoned towers hidden above the Douglas fir forest in Washington.
Arlington, Washington
Memorial commemorating the deadliest landslide in U.S. history.
Bainbridge Island, Washington
The boulder is a landmark, public art, and an icon.
Bainbridge Island, Washington
This monument remembers the first Japanese Americans forcibly relocated during World War II.
Bainbridge Island, Washington
This 18-foot-tall public art installation is another of sculptor Thomas Dambo's trolls.
Custer, South Dakota
The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.
Skagway, Alaska
A historic freight system that found the true gold rush is in tourism.
Philip, South Dakota
A six-ton, 12-foot-tall concrete prairie dog is touted as the largest in the world.
Wall, South Dakota
The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.
Belle Fourche, South Dakota
Yes, this monument is aware that it is about 20 miles away from the actual center of the United States.
Rapid City, South Dakota
Every president in history is immortalized in bronze in downtown Rapid City.
Rapid City, South Dakota
South Dakota's oldest operating brewery is housed inside a historic firehouse.
Devils Tower, Wyoming
The first declared National Monument in the United States.
Sedona, Arizona
The world's only teal arches exist in a city that cares more about its aesthetic than an Instagram influencer.
Whistler, British Columbia
The remains of a Canadian train crash are now mouldering beneath layers of rust and graffiti.
Bend, Oregon
The world's last remaining store of its kind.
Crater Lake, Oregon
The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.
Skagway, Alaska
A classic gold rush hotel can be expected to pick up some ghosts along the way, and the Golden North is no exception.
Seattle, Washington
Now housed in a museum, this giant pink elephant stood in downtown Seattle for more than 60 years.
Seattle, Washington
Seattleās Whimsical Mural Master.