Los Angeles, California
Lummis Home ("El Alisal")
A castle that was built stone by stone by an eccentric journalist.
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Los Angeles, California
A castle that was built stone by stone by an eccentric journalist.
Los Angeles, California
A hospital closed seemingly in the middle of operations, leaving behind fodder for horror films and ghost hunters.
Reno, Nevada
Bill Murray bowled three straight strikes here at Reno's "Taj Mahal of Tenpins."
Portland, Oregon
This public art piece proves that in Portland even reporting the weather is a thing of whimsy.
Portland, Oregon
Is this the most Portland place ever?
Portland, Oregon
A sculpture of a salmon swimming through a brick building.
Portland, Oregon
Inside a humble hangar is some of the best roller derby the world has to offer.
Spokane, Washington
This inanimate goat created by the "welding nun" has been helping to clean up the city of Spokane for more than 40 years.
Spokane, Washington
This playground sculpture of an icon from the past is dedicated to the children of the future.
Spokane, Washington
A giant milk bottle from the 1930s beckons drivers to this diner.
Shandon, California
A remote crossroads honoring a fallen talent.
Coalinga, California
A dwindling menagerie of anthropomorphic oil derrick animals still dot the barren California landscape.
Lafayette, California
Thousands of crosses and markers for soldiers who lost their lives in Iraq and Afghanistan blanket a California hillside.
Long Beach, California
The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.
Morro Bay, California
A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.
San Luis Obispo, California
A Mysterious Masonic tomb in San Luis Obispo.
San Luis Obispo, California
An alley covered with 20 years of bubble gum.
San Luis Obispo, California
A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.
Oregon City, Oregon
The second largest waterfall by volume in the U.S., Willamette Falls is outdone only by Niagara in the amount of water that is pushed northward.
Portland, Oregon
Tiny horses tethered to antique rings are scattered around the city.
Portland, Oregon
These machines have been collecting dust for decades.
Monterey, California
The first safe in this California town had to hold all the gold.
Monterey, California
Fake rail crossings mark the site of an influential doctor's demise.
Monterey, California
The oldest U.S. Government building in California, and it's State Historic Landmark #1.