Bainbridge Island, Washington
Pia the Peacekeeper
This 18-foot-tall public art installation is another of sculptor Thomas Dambo's trolls.
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Bainbridge Island, Washington
This 18-foot-tall public art installation is another of sculptor Thomas Dambo's trolls.
Sodegaura, Japan
This theme park is not in Tokyo, not especially German, and certainly not a village.
Denver, Colorado
A multiversal transit station located right below a highway interchange.
Virginia City, Nevada
The oldest hotel in Nevada.
Virginia City, Nevada
A Wild West saloon that helped define a generation of psychedelic rock.
Bend, Oregon
The world's last remaining store of its kind.
Humboldt County, California
One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.
Aberdeen, Washington
A tribute to the Nirvana frontman hides beneath the bridge that was the singer's beloved hangout spot.
Leavenworth, Washington
This impressively large collection includes crackers shaped like Jimmy Carter, Mickey Mouse, and more.
Seattle, Washington
An allegedly haunted mansion with a tragic, tawdry past.
Reno, Nevada
The arch that celebrated the completion of the Lincoln and Victory highways.
Las Vegas, Nevada
A blacklight mini-golf fever dream pays tribute to the iconic rock band.
Kawazu, Japan
An ingenious solution to a tricky engineering problem, this spiraling bridge takes drivers for a dizzying spin.
Inverness, California
An enchanting tunnel of cypress trees leads to an old morse code station still used today.
Vashon, Washington
Walking by this fence is like strolling along a portal to various fictional worlds.
Pacific Grove, California
Hopeless romantics will swoon over the sweet story behind this bright and colorful home.
Spokane, Washington
The decorations were inspired by an unlikely missing treasure.
Los Angeles, California
The space-age building is home to one of the few remaining rotating restaurants in America, and the only one that inspired a 1980s sitcom.
Portland, Oregon
Not-so-fearsome tiny trolls live under this wooden train trestle in Portland.
Seattle, Washington
An enclosed rotunda at the Henry Art Gallery in which viewers can look up and see the uninterrupted sky.
Sacramento, California
Before it was abandoned and left to rust alongside the road, this riverboat starred in a John Wayne movie.
Seattle, Washington
Seattle's super-sized cowboy apparel once belonged to a themed gas station that wrangled in herds of tourists.
Seattle, Washington
The first park built over a freeway is a brutalist masterwork.
Manitou Springs, Colorado
There are eight natural springs around town, each with a slightly different taste.