This historic California cemetery holds the bodies of veterans of both the Civil War and the Donner Party.

The fossilized remains of ancient California redwoods.

California's own medieval Italian castle, authentic down to the 300-year-old iron maiden in the dungeon.

This massive redwood tree has a hole in the base big enough to drive through.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

There is no trying to fall in love with this Star Wars fountain, you just do or do not.

Pick up all of the cosmic knick-knacks under the sun or take a creative writing course, all offered in this novelty storefront.

A historic hotel with many stories of haunted activity.

Local stories say that if you drink from this well, you will return to Olympia.

A town's monument to a touch-football victory 50 years in the making.

These memorials built by an eccentric bachelor on the side of Interstate 5 cause both wonder and traffic accidents.

This unique library spans a mighty river.

The only surviving piece of a submarine said to be the most decorated vessel in U.S. history.

A glimpse into the "Logging Capital of the World" at a time when there was far more forest and far less machinery.

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

At the most northwestern point of the contiguous United States lies a trail leading through an ancient forest to stunning cliff-side vistas and massive oceanside caves.

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

This metallic stampede sits frozen on a Washington ridge yet the artist's vision is still incomplete.

A giant sculpture dedicated to a staple of South Bend food culture.

A rare tour of a commercial jet assembly plant, held inside one of the largest buildings in the world.

This inanimate goat created by the "welding nun" has been helping to clean up the city of Spokane for more than 40 years.

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