This public art piece proves that in Portland even reporting the weather is a thing of whimsy.

A sculpture of a salmon swimming through a brick building.

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

The oldest restaurant in Portland serves fiery coffee cocktails and an astounding amount of turkey.

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

Historic seaside park featuring explorable, abandoned military structures.

This candy-colored storybook village originated as a 19th-century Methodist campground.

Around 160 years ago, this spot marked the location of a wharf along the shores of the Charles River.

The oldest surviving wood-frame building in North America is still in the family.

A historic bridge no one is allowed to cross.

This was once the home of Gahan's Saloon, Denver's most storied speakeasy.

Self-built house and sculpture park where the creator can still be seen in a glass coffin.

A landscape of massive spherical boulders are the main attraction in this Kansas State Park.

Massive still life just off the highway in Kansas.

When zealous marijuana enthusiasts kept stealing the "Mile 420" highway marker, the State of Colorado got creative.

This naturally-sourced hot spring is now home to a clothing-optional resort.

This historic Chinese church was relocated and revived as a museum that preserves and celebrates Chinese art, history, and culture.

Erroneously called the world's tallest flagpole, this landmark is devoted to "good neighborliness."

Burping, gurgling geothermal mud pots by the Salton Sea.

This Chinese-style quartz sundial was saved in its final hour.

According to local legend, a tree grew from the stake that killed this alleged vampire. In reality, he probably died from influenza.

Curios, scientific antiques, oddities for sale.

This Colorado hiking trail provides a small gold mine of abandoned gold mines.

The tomb was guarded by soldiers from both sides of the war, and some left their initials carved in the brick.