Thousands of crosses and markers for soldiers who lost their lives in Iraq and Afghanistan blanket a California hillside.

A sparse, solitary sequoia still stands as a living tribute to the famous conservationist who planted it—but it's dying.

The first North American landing spot for James Cook on his third voyage of discovery in the Pacific.

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

This graveyard is the eternal home of many brave pioneers who settled the Great Northwest.

A tribute to the Nirvana frontman hides beneath the bridge that was the singer's beloved hangout spot.

A little piece of the Shire is hidden behind a plant nursery in Port Orchard, Washington.

A surreal landscape where fanged rocks rise from the ground and the ocean feels like a great mystery.

In a small Japanese garden off a busy Denver street, a memorial to a brave, principled politician.

Overlooking the Colorado Convention Center is this giant sculpture made from thousands of triangles.

A Rocky Mountain city provides a happy ending for a pinto pony and his Brobdingnagian red chair.

The spot in the Mile-High City that's exactly 5,280 feet above sea level (at least for now).

Wall to wall taxidermy at Denver's oldest and most exotic steakhouse.

While most of the games in this arcade take quarters, that would have been a small fortune when they were made.

Isak Heartstone, a 15-foot wooden troll made out of recycled materials.

A roadside attraction filled with an astounding array of gloriously wacky vehicles.

A hotly contested micro-nation off the coast of Montserrat.

An antique store houses the last operational diner from the defunct department store chain.

An inconspicuous footbridge beloved by San Diego locals.

"The Reptile Man's" very own roadside zoo features an albino alligator.

The first park built over a freeway is a brutalist masterwork.

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.

A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.