A plaque commemorates the spot in the Oregon woods where the first-ever Geocache was hidden.

This Oregon farm is dedicated to teaching people the professional art of tree climbing.

This lake in the Cascades lives up to its name, disappearing down a hole every spring.

This frequently-photographed waterfall takes only a short hike to visit.

On the Oregon coast there is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.

Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.

This charmingly homemade amusement park has been growing for 40 years.

Contractors in this Oregon town have been stamping their names in sidewalks since 1908.

Journey through a bit of nostalgia inside this classic record and video store.

An institution that preserves the history of institutionalization.

This (occupied) house is 10 feet wide and full of spite.

Every Sunday, this Thai temple in Berkeley serves a backyard brunch.

This small oasis of flora and art was created in remembrance of a local auto business owner.

This small West Virginia park is a land trust holdout against mountaintop removal mining.

A hardware store Buddha statue installed to deter vandalism wound up attracting Vietnamese immigrants who came to pray.

One of the most elaborate displays of Jellyfish is on display at the aquarium.

Life in this isolated, hilltop lighthouse was lonely, but it sure was lovely.

This abandoned train tunnel has been the subject of countless ghost stories for years.

Thousands of jack o'lanterns light up Halloween at this historic West Virginia home.

A sliver of nostalgia in Seattle's Viretta Park.

Four abandoned towers hidden above the Douglas fir forest in Washington.

A temple devoted to inner esoteric mysteries located in a California commercial strip.

The remains of a 12th-century chapter house in Golden Gate Park.

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.