A 90-foot-tall psychedelic "tree" on the side of the highway has baffled passersby for decades.

The only bridge in the United States where BASE jumping is legal without a permit year-round.

Come for the speed, leave in love with the desert.

This café is dedicated to serving coffee roasted by Native American-owned companies.

Every summer West Seattle experiences a housing bloom.

Over 75 historically themed murals grace the walls of a small Washington city.

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

This water tower has been a staple of the Rochester skyline since 1931.

Wild seas have created two spectacular formations just a stone's throw away from each other.

Ever wanted to can Spam?

A Victorian-style home known as the “Castle on the Hill.”

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

This famous bridge twisted itself into oblivion, but not for the reason you might think.

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

Outside this souvenir shop is a statue of Bigfoot composed of volcanic ash, and plenty more to see inside.

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

Home of Jake the Alligator Man, the mummified remains of a cigar smoking, cross-dressing celebrity of the Northwestern coast.

One of the world's tallest Ferris wheels takes visitors high above Las Vegas in a spinning party room.

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

A remote crossroads honoring a fallen talent.

US-50 in Nevada is known as "the Loneliest Road in America," but this earlier iteration of the route is even lonelier.

Officially named the "Loneliest Road in America," this barren stretch of Nevada road offers almost nothing but sky and open fields.

The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.

Hidden behind Lincoln's head is a chamber containing enamel plates documenting American history, sealed in a teakwood box in a titanium vault.