Wading through a small lagoon reveals a secret, wild stretch of pristine beach.

Pay homage to a mysterious feline artifact outside of this Florida museum.

The highest point in Washington state is a volcano covered in glaciers.

A fine, large-aperture telescope available for public use.

A French chateau, failed utopian community, odd museum, and Stonehenge replica in rural Washington State.

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

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

Home of Howard Hughes' Spruce Goose.

A giant roadside black bird marks the location of this eclectic local mall.

On the edge of this small Washington Park, a piece of the Earth's mantle has come to the surface.

This public park features intricate stone architecture, mosaics, and walkways.

A former Catholic seminary, now a Washington State Park, preserves undeveloped lands on Lake Washington and also hosts a luxury hotel.

This grove of ghostly cedars was killed in 1700 by an enormous tsunami, felt from the United States to Japan.

This super-sized skillet is a replica of a usable giant pan where a woman once skated on bacon.

A giant sculpture dedicated to a staple of South Bend food culture.

Old submarine parts have been converted into faux whale fins.

Twin Peaks' real life Double R Diner has been restored to its damn fine television look.

An exercise in patience and imagination, where Mother Earth turned common stuff into precious hidden treasures.

A bust of the first president welcomes visitors to the only town in America called George, Washington.

An American city stranded at the tip of a Canadian peninsula where strict adherence to the "49th parallel rule" became problematic.

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

Alexander Hamilton’s creation caused quite a bit of controversy.

The Arctic Circle runs through this isolated spot north of Iceland.

If a glacial river suddenly diving into a sheer chasm via a dramatic, multi-stage waterfall isn't peak Iceland, it's certainly close.