The alley connecting two of country music’s most historic venues has a rich history of its own.

For two weeks every June, fireflies in the Smoky Mountains perform an astonishing light show.

A tiny art gallery in Sunnyside helps keep Portland weird.

A museum dedicated exclusively to the lore and history of ouija boards.

This private residence was the template for one of the most beloved television homes of all time.

An ice cream parlor chain that caters to vegans and pinball fans equally.

Like stepping into a spooky fairy-tale, this shop carries the dark ideas of artists and other makers.

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

The tech giant built three enormous glass orbs in Seattle so employees could work inside a rainforest greenhouse.

A beautiful final resting place for some of the noteworthy deceased.

The first park built over a freeway is a brutalist masterwork.

A tribute to Ponce de Leon's supposed quest for eternal youth.

The second largest waterfall by volume in the U.S., Willamette Falls is outdone only by Niagara in the amount of water that is pushed northward.

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

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

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

Trails through lava-carved tube-caves display sparkling bacteria and a rich history.

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

In 2010, Nicolas Cage purchased two plots in this cemetery using one to construct this strange pyramid mausoleum.

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

A colorful architectural gem in Seattle's uniquely modern Central Library.

Welcome to old Florida, where a 1940s mermaid show is still enchanting visitors.

The magic's in the hole!

The scuba diving training facility was named for the steam that rises from the cave's chimney.