This industrial area was the dumping ground for massive amounts of trash, some of which washes up as tiny bits of sea glass.

This blowhole is supposedly caused by a trapped monster.

A man-made island in scenic San Francisco Bay.

This private residence was the template for one of the most beloved television homes of all time.

No two pieces are exactly the same at Portland's hippo-themed hardware store.

This sandstone mansion was the home of two of Oregon's most important pioneers.

The world's smallest park was dedicated in 1948 as the only colony for leprechauns west of Ireland.

The magic's in the hole!

An emporium for the weird, creepy, rare, and just plain gross.

Version of the French Riviera destroyed by the sea.

Burping, gurgling geothermal mud pots by the Salton Sea.

A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.

One of the largest helium balloons in the U.S. is a 112-foot ginormous orange.

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

Along a California highway is a kind of Jurassic Park made of metal.

The so-called "Bridge of Thighs" in Palm Springs allows nudists to discreetly cross the road.

An outdoor sculpture park of giant pink robots and post-apocalyptic Christmas scenes.

A dry lake is what remains of a community founded on a real estate scam.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

Hundreds of trees made from glass bottles make up this forest on Route 66.

The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.

This unlicensed collection of fast-food memorabilia sits on the site of the first ever McDonald's restaurant.

Costumed elves and mountain bikers co-exist peacefully at this abandoned Christmas-themed adventure park.

A giant open-air sculpture made of over 200 full-sized boats.