A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

Hunting trophies decorate Oregon's most unique bar-restaurant.

A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.

An emporium for the weird, creepy, rare, and just plain gross.

The seamy, underground secrets of Portland's criminal past.

Eclectic collection of dark and macabre antiques.

A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.

An invitation-only museum of items natural and bizarre, arcane and exotic.

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.

Tenacious mummies survived dental problems, eternal entombment, and more than their fair share of devastating fires.

Spiral labyrinth hidden in the hills above Oakland, CA.

Dive bar built out of the remains of a whaling ship.

Over 300 taxidermied animals in a Californian restaurant make for a taxidermist's dream and an animal lover's nightmare.

The longest burning light bulb in the world.

A popular tourist cave with a dark past.

An extensive collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts and mummies.

One of the largest, oldest, darkest, quietest motel rooms in the world.

A strange house built only at night, with rumored mystic inspiration.

Once thought to be the oldest living tree in the world, Methuselah was germinated before the Egyptian pyramids were built.

Semi-recognized center of the world, with many oddities.

An underground mansion with fruit-bearing trees and grapes growing beneath the surface of central California.

This abandoned Navy base was transformed into an off-grid alternative living community for thousands of people.

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

An alley covered with 20 years of bubble gum.