This garden is dedicated to a Portland cartoonist who specialized in dark humor.

Delightful disarray of found objects and clutter.

Hundreds of handmade critters fill this tiny window gallery in the heart of Portland's Alberta Arts District.

Instead of fruit, the branches of this tree are brimming with hopes and dreams.

Statues of Ramona Quimby, Henry Huggins, and Ribsy the dog in the park where their adventures "really happened."

Inside a humble hangar is some of the best roller derby the world has to offer.

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

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.

Two mammoth statues inspired by equally tall tales lure tourists to this roadside attraction.

This 19th-century museum inside of a lighthouse is only accessible during low tide.

Commonly referred to as the most photographed Victorian home in the United States.

A Tibetan Temple and Buddhist organization just off the beaten path in Northern California.

This Taoist temple is the oldest continuously used Chinese temple in California.

This ultra-modern California span is actually a titanic solar clock in disguise built by famed architect Santiago Calatrava.

Two craters, which probably erupted within the last 1,500 years and are now filled by alkaline lakes, represent Nevada's youngest known volcanic activity.

A tree bears footwear on the loneliest road in America.

This Old West eatery along America's Loneliest Road was originally a stop on the Pony Express.

Singing sand that stands as the final remains of an ancient lake.

This railroad magnate's 19th century tower is more than a little bit out of place in the Nevada desert.

The current Eureka County Courthouse replaced an all-wooden structure that had previously been an ice-skating rink.

Officially named the "Loneliest Road in America," this barren stretch of Nevada road offers almost nothing but sky and open fields.

A whimsical, punny collection of "fence art" outside the tiny mountain town of Baker, Nevada.

A shady solar power system that couldn't hold up to the harsh desert conditions.