The magic's in the hole!

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

A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.

This charmingly homemade amusement park has been growing for 40 years.

Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.

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

Two massive rock outcroppings on the Oregon coastline.

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

This gorgeous beach hides behind two headlands in Oregon's Ecola State Park.

Where Nor'easters go to die.

A giant roadside black bird marks the location of this eclectic local mall.

The world's largest egg has been cracked a number of times over the years but has been repeatedly replaced.

These memorials built by an eccentric bachelor on the side of Interstate 5 cause both wonder and traffic accidents.

This famous bridge twisted itself into oblivion, but not for the reason you might think.

Every summer West Seattle experiences a housing bloom.

An allegedly haunted mansion with a tragic, tawdry past.

Seattle's super-sized cowboy apparel once belonged to a themed gas station that wrangled in herds of tourists.

Though strikingly beautiful, Seattle's other railway station is now largely forgotten.

The four tall pillars once marked the entrance of the historic Seattle church that fought for women's suffrage and civil rights.

The first park built over a freeway is a brutalist masterwork.

A colorful architectural gem in Seattle's uniquely modern Central Library.

A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.

This working class sculpture pounds his hammer all the livelong day.

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.