This 252 step staircase offers stunning views of San Jose.

A pair of pure white felines guard the entrance to a spot of California real estate established as an artist's haven.

An ominous concrete cube cuts a dystopian silhouette atop this California mountain.

Folk art crafted from discarded vegetable crates.

Experience the "opulence, grace, and grandeur of Eureka's most famous Victorian Inn."

A carnivorous plant paradise in a serpentine bog.

Two mammoth statues inspired by equally tall tales lure tourists to this roadside attraction.

A collection of colorful dinosaurs hidden in an actual rainforest.

This 19th-century museum inside of a lighthouse is only accessible during low tide.

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.

A tribute to the Nirvana frontman hides beneath the bridge that was the singer's beloved hangout spot.

From overly ambitious (and eventually abandoned) atomic dream to bustling office park.

A former electric substation that was converted into a magnificent mansion.

The easternmost town in Alaska can only be accessed from Canada.

This tiny square mile of Canadian sand was once considered the world's smallest desert.

A tiny wilderness cemetery commemorates the deadliest episode of the Klondike Gold Rush.

The facade of this relic from the Klondike gold rush is decorated with over 8,800 pieces of driftwood.

A classic gold rush hotel can be expected to pick up some ghosts along the way, and the Golden North is no exception.

Originally a brothel during the Klondike Gold Rush, this bar once used dolls to denote when ladies were working.

A historic freight system that found the true gold rush is in tourism.

A monument commemorating the role of Alaska's native Tlingit guides in the Klondike Gold Rush.

A museum devoted entirely to hammers has more than 1,400 items on display dating back to the Romans.

The king of U.S. high points towers over every other peak on the continent.

Four-story concrete hotel never opened to customers.