The first newspaper printed by an expeditionary force was published in this colonial mansion.

At this local mall, visitors are ushered through a 1940s jail exhibit.

The world’s oldest active sailing ship.

Not truly a ship nor a building, the Navy's first and last "landship" is now abandoned due to clerical issues.

A sculpture of the famous photograph stands on San Diego's "Greatest Generation Walk."

One of the few remaining carousels built by master amusement park carver Charles I.D. Looff.

The beautiful behemoth is one of the largest trees of its kind in the United States.

For over 20 years, Lil Toot has delighted guests with narrated boat rides between Stearns Wharf and Santa Barbara Harbor, becoming a beloved local legend and top-rated experience for visitors.

A creepy steel gremlin has protected the Bay Bridge since 1989.

This spectacular fault escarpment, a popular hang-glider launch point, extends some 30 miles long and towers about 2,500 feet over the valley floors to the west.

The original span of a high bridge across the deep Crooked River Gorge has been preserved for pedestrian use.

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

Train debris from the deadliest avalanche in United States history can still be found in the ravine where so many perished.

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

The tiny church offers succor to travelers driving by, but only eight at a time.

This sculpture forces visitors to confront their relationship with space.

Amid the bustle of the Pike Place Market is a poem by famed Japanese poet Narihira.

A rotting tree in the middle of Seattle doubles as an elaborately-controlled art piece.

Founded in 1961, this comic shop is said to be the oldest in the world.

An old-timey peepshow allows visitors to gawk at some of the world's most freakishly large footwear.

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

This working class sculpture pounds his hammer all the livelong day.

The place where Samuel "Slater the Traitor" brought the Industrial Revolution to America.

The idyllic colonial home of the artist behind the famous portraits of George Washington and Thomas Jefferson.