The world's only teal arches exist in a city that cares more about its aesthetic than an Instagram influencer.

A spiritual vortex among the red rocks in Sedona.

This sculpture forces visitors to confront their relationship with space.

The ruins of a town wiped out by the second-largest earthquake in recorded history.

During the summer, surfers in Alaska take advantage of this inlet’s unusual water patterns.

Buy your friend a drink or staple some cash to the wall for the next guy at the Salty Dawg Saloon.

The cardinal directions, set in stone.

An abandoned network of military bunkers and tunnels open for anyone willing to descend into the darkness.

Perhaps the world's only gas station inspired by a political scandal.

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

The site of the Wellington avalanche, one of the America's worst railroad disasters.

One small town in the Pacific Northwest transformed itself into a Bavarian-themed tourist destination.

Former farm staffed by mental patients is now a public park.

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

A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.

Originally a brothel during the Klondike Gold Rush, this bar once used dolls to denote when ladies were working.

This WWII-era military installation once held an entire city within its walls - now, its walls are falling down.

A suburban street in Anchorage doubles as a runway, and each home has its own airplane hangar.

This tiny square mile of Canadian sand was once considered the world's smallest desert.

Roadside collection of 65,000 signs.

What happens when a sculptor has to find a way around a 100-year-old copyright.

On the Oregon coast is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.

A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.

These old stone ruins in the Oregon wilderness were once bathrooms and are steeped in legends of murder.