Seattle, Washington
Ye Olde Curiosity Shop
A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.
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Seattle, Washington
A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.
Leadore, Idaho
A few dilapidated structures are all that remain of this deserted former silver mining town.
Boise, Idaho
Jail from the 19th century that was built by inmates.
Idaho City, Idaho
A former gold rush boomtown has managed to stay in business for over 100 ramshackle years.
Cottonwood, Idaho
Sweet Willy, at 30 feet tall, is the world's biggest beagle.
Lyons, Illinois
A source of civic pride, though the reason for its construction is unknown.
Eastsound, Washington
One artist's yard is full of shining, whirling kinetic sculptures that look like pure steel psychedelia.
Colfax, Washington
A town's monument to a touch-football victory 50 years in the making.
Kamiah, Idaho
This landmark is a central figure in the Nez Perce origin story.
St Regis, Montana
Between Missoula and Spokane, a family-owned travel center has an unusual museum in the back.
Tonopah, Nevada
In the middle of a remote desert town is a surprisingly opulent hotel.
Tonopah, Nevada
Oh, just a motel on the edge of the desert decorated with thousands of clowns conveniently located next to an abandoned graveyard.
Tonopah, Nevada
There's nothing creepier than a cemetery next to a clown motel.
Goldfield, Nevada
Eulogizing an unknown man's unusual demise.
Goldfield, Nevada
This once bustling boomtown hotel is now the hottest spot in Nevada for ghost hunters.
Groom Lake, Nevada
In the middle of an extremely unforgiving and desolate high desert is the most secret military facility in the world.
Alamo, Nevada
An eatery for UFO seekers on the Extraterrestrial Highway.
Alamo, Nevada
Mysterious meeting place for UFO hunters near Area 51.
Rachel, Nevada
This sign designates the road that leads to the infamous Area 51.
Saint Paul, Minnesota
This statue of Olympic hockey coach Herb Brooks immortalizes one of the greatest moments in American sports history.
Boise, Idaho
These black pillars of volcanic basalt seem to call mountain climbers with an unbreakable siren song.
Boise, Idaho
The largest outdoor art gallery in the Northwest United States.
Boise, Idaho
A small section of Boise, Idaho maintains the unique culture and traditions of the Basque people.
Boise, Idaho
Boise State's stadium was the first non-green football field in the world.