The Southern California pop sounds of surf and sand were born right here.

Despite sitting firmly in the global cradle of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, this Hare Krishna temple is host to one of the largest color festivals outside India.

These huge stone ovens in the desert fueled the Nevada silver boom, and may have also been a hideout for outlaws.

Two well-preserved charcoal kilns survive in a remote part of eastern Nevada.

The world's last remaining store of its kind.

A sprawling cave network created by a lone lava tube.

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

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

This impressively large collection includes crackers shaped like Jimmy Carter, Mickey Mouse, and more.

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

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

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

The world's largest egg has been cracked a number of times over the years but has been repeatedly replaced.

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

The world's smallest park was dedicated in 1948 as the only colony for leprechauns west of Ireland.

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

There's something big lurking beneath the surface of this tiny Oregon park.

Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.

The arch that celebrated the completion of the Lincoln and Victory highways.

Curiously, this large sporting goods store features 14 wax representations of American presidents.

Once a staging site for World War II munitions.

This massive solar generating facility in the Nevada desert has been plagued by difficulties.

There's nothing creepier than a cemetery next to a clown motel.

Oh, just a motel on the edge of the desert decorated with thousands of clowns conveniently located next to an abandoned graveyard.