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

From a neon Rapunzel to a bike traffic meter to a street fair color scheme, the most opened drawbridge in the US is a veritable art gallery.

This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.

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

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.

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

A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.

Tour the original street level of Port Angeles, buried underground in 1914.

City Council meetings still happen in this historic building, impeccably preserved on the inside.

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

An outsider art duo's yard has been turned into a whimsical public gallery.

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

This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.

A 20-foot-tall egg painted in a traditional Czech patterns by the Czech community in Wilson, Kansas.

Massive still life just off the highway in Kansas.

When zealous marijuana enthusiasts kept stealing the "Mile 420" highway marker, the State of Colorado got creative.

One of few remaining antique carousels with stationary animals in the U.S.

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