An overlooked memorial honoring the local Washington residents who died in World War I.

Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.

The preamble to the U.S. Constitution written entirely from vanity license plates hangs in the Smithsonian museum.

Light bulbs, scrap wood, and tinfoil comprise this homemade throne of the gods.

This isn't your average roadway—it's actually a National Park and a transportation pioneer.

The romance of early commercial flight still fills this Art Deco destination.

This unassuming cheese empire in rural Oregon churns out more than 150,000 pounds of cheese each day.

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

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

A Roman-style column in Oregon hides a spiral staircase inside.

The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.

A vertically floating hemlock controls the waves and weather at Crater Lake.

Unknown to many, this sparkling turquoise lake hides amid Oregon's snowcapped mountains.

The highest bridge in America was built for an almost unnervingly small amount of money.

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.

The largest self-built castle in the U.S., six decades in the making.

When ecosystems collide in the arid Southwest.

A phenomenal assembly of pueblos in New Mexico is the most complete example of ancient ruins north of the border.

Its history includes dinosaur fossils, cattle rustlers, Georgia O'Keeffe, and a mythical giant rattlesnake named Vivaron.

This towering volcanic plug stands out among the dramatic formations that dot this otherworldly desert valley.

A natural formation that resembles a camel resting in the New Mexico desert.

A small side chapel in Santa Fe's basilica is home to the oldest statute of the Virgin Mary in North America.

The oldest continuously occupied public building in the United States.

Wedding chapel's mysterious spiral staircase said to be miraculously constructed.