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

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.

The U.S. Navy's last diesel-electric submarine rests half-submerged in the middle of Portland.

World's largest porcine hairball sits in a collection maintained by Benedictine monks.

This frequently-photographed waterfall takes only a short hike to visit.

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

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

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

Largest necropolis in the Mediterranean.

Historic fortifications form the boundary of Vatican City, but it’s not entirely surrounded by walls.

A treasure trove of Renaissance-era funerary art in a Roman church built on top of Nero's grave.

The charred, dead skeleton of an oak tree is said to have consoled a dying 16th-century Italian poet.

This hidden alley near the location of Rome's first theater was the site of a curious miracle.

Plaques on its facade commemorate the Tiber's most destructive deluges.

A massive marble foot is tucked away in a small alley near the Pantheon.

Shakespeare has been brought to life in this open air theater for the better part of a century.

Now housed in a museum, this giant pink elephant stood in downtown Seattle for more than 60 years.

This 22-acre botanical garden is home to the largest collection of rhododendrons in the world.

This semi-secret garden in south Seattle emulates a traditional Japanese garden using the plants of the Pacific Northwest.

Architecture lovers won’t stop touching the National Gallery's 19.5 degree marble prow.

Legend has it that President Grant’s frequent drinking in the lobby gave rise to the term “lobbyist.”

The Byzantine, pre-Columbian, and medieval art at this stately mansion are some of the most under-appreciated collections in D.C.

Fittingly, America's museum of architecture is itself a magnificently designed old building.