L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

Every weekend, people gather here for a brief chance to see their loved ones on the other side of the United States–Mexico border.

Canyon walls shrouded in ferns.

A collection of colorful dinosaurs hidden in an actual rainforest.

Fifty years after a “blast blasted blubber beyond all believable bounds,” this idyllic natural area commemorates the carnage.

Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.

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

The largest wooden building in the world now houses a fascinating collection of aircraft.

This unassuming cheese empire in rural Oregon churns out more than 150,000 pounds of cheese each day.

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

100-year-old shipwreck you can walk up to at low tide.

A Roman-style column in Oregon hides a spiral staircase inside.

This bridge provides safe passage for squirrels.

Twin Peaks' real life Double R Diner has been restored to its damn fine television look.

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

This rare, carefully curated collection showcases the history of neon inside a grandiose Elks lodge.

A French chateau, failed utopian community, odd museum, and Stonehenge replica in rural Washington State.

A fine, large-aperture telescope available for public use.

A large wind turbine installation in central Washington State is home to an extensive set of interpretive exhibits.

An outsider art duo's yard has been turned into a whimsical public gallery.

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

The strange phenomenon causing gravity to "work backwards" on this hill has been blamed on the paranormal.

A 1940s nuclear reactor built to produce plutonium for the Manhattan Project.