The world's smallest park was dedicated in 1948 as the only colony for leprechauns west of Ireland.

The magic's in the hole!

This stoic, if derpy, giant stands as a monument to Oregon's statehood and the novelty culture of yesteryear.

A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.

This extravagant Art Nouveau rest stop features a million-dollar view of the Columbia River.

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

The abandoned personal amusement park of the King of Pop.

A shop full of natural curiosities, carnivorous plants, and costumed taxidermied mice.

World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.

Contemporary art inspired by natural history and science drawing on ancient techniques in a modern world.

Hiding amid the largest camellia collection in the country lies a charming children's maze, donated by a secret admirer.

Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.

Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.

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

Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.

An alley covered with 20 years of bubble gum.

Chewing gum tycoon's memorial lies perched over wife's botanical gardens on Santa Catalina Island.

A wild west scene starring life-sized wooden statues hides in the trees behind Pierce College.

Legendary prop shop filled with one man's collection of scientific curiosities.

The largest collection of two headed animals in the world.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

Bug-devouring flora are the stars of a special wing of the glass conservatory.

Medical and zoological curiosities for sale.

Giant Redwood-themed cafeteria operates under the golden rule, "Dine Free Unless Delighted."