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.

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

This sandstone mansion was the home of two of Oregon's most important pioneers.

Tens of thousands of tiny birds swarm into one school chimney every fall.

These machines have been collecting dust for decades.

Portlandia is the second-largest copper repoussé statue in the United States.

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

At this Denver landmark, the meals are compulsory, the sopapillas are complimentary, and the insanity is everywhere.

"I did this all while you were watching TV."

Albuquerque found the perfect use for tumbleweeds at Christmastime.

A unique geological area spiked with wind-carved rocks that resemble teepees.

Installed in an act of one-upsmanship, the annual sundial in this church is also a symbolic victory for the Gregorian calendar.

Among the ostentatious rococo ornamentation of this church, an image of death cuts the life-thread.

Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.

The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.

The underground sanctuary of a mysterious ancient cult.

The once forbidden "secret cabinet" of erotic art from excavations of Pompeii and Herculaneum.

One of the great treasures of Neolithic art lies within this carefully constructed pile of rocks.

Hundreds of prehistoric stones, arranged in perfect lines in a French field.

This Route 66 classic sports a giant fiberglass rabbit that you can ride.

See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.

This popular pilgrimage site offers a hole filled with holy healing dirt.

A phenomenal assembly of pueblos in New Mexico is the most complete example of ancient ruins north of the border.

Wedding chapel's mysterious spiral staircase said to be miraculously constructed.