This playground sculpture of an icon from the past is dedicated to the children of the future.

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

An obscure waterfall that looks like something out of a fantasy novel.

This striking public art installation is suspended above a public park, designed to gently move in the breeze.

An urban laboratory.

Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.

Boise State's stadium was the first non-green football field in the world.

A mining town, now abandoned, was built in a canyon so narrow that the railroad ran right through the hotel lobby.

A small section of Boise, Idaho maintains the unique culture and traditions of the Basque people.

The world's first nuclear power plant is open to visitors looking to role-play a meltdown.

Sweet Willy, at 30 feet tall, is the world's biggest beagle.

The “Thumb” of Mauritius provides a 360 degree view of the entire country.

This small group of sand dunes manages to pack in a strange rainbow of colors.

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

Residents of Fremont in Seattle have considered it the center of the universe since the 1970s.

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 working class sculpture pounds his hammer all the livelong day.

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

A French chateau, failed utopian community, odd museum, and Stonehenge replica in rural Washington State.

A Roman-style column in Oregon hides a spiral staircase inside.

A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.

Mountain known by the Tillamook Tribe as "the place of the supreme deity."

This unassuming cheese empire in rural Oregon churns out more than 150,000 pounds of cheese each day.

Despite a legend that says this highest peak in Oregon was climbed in high heels scores of people have died on its slopes.