This rare example of a "tidefall" is a spectacular drop from the cliffs down onto the beach.

An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.

The now-abandoned tunnels were built for the transcontinental railroad on the route where the first wagon train entered California.

Canyon walls shrouded in ferns.

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

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

One man's eclectic collection of treasures found at sea.

Orcas on display and in the water.

This monument remembers the first Japanese Americans forcibly relocated during World War II.

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

Walking by this fence is like strolling along a portal to various fictional worlds.

A comprehensive collection of bonsai set in a beautiful campus.

One artist's yard is full of shining, whirling kinetic sculptures that look like pure steel psychedelia.

A beautiful footbridge with over 2,000 glass sculptures along the walls and ceiling.

Tacoma’s 25-foot coffee pot music spot has served up over 80 years of concrete kitsch.

An old-timey peepshow allows visitors to gawk at some of the world's most freakishly large footwear.

A bike being "eaten" by a tree is the real Vashon legend behind popular children's book, "Red Ranger Came Calling."

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

This large Sitka spruce that appears to be floating in mid-air, has defied logic for years.

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

Rustic natural hot springs in the deciduous rain forest.