A sculpture of a salmon swimming through a brick building.

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

Formerly secret, precariously perched boulders.

This strange hill on Old Fort Road where gravity works in reverse has been fascinating locals for years.

Massive crater in central Oregon.

You might know it as the Overlook Hotel, but the inside is not going to be familiar.

This Oregon farm is dedicated to teaching people the professional art of tree climbing.

A haunted hot springs hotel that went from healing retreat to asylum before it was restored.

An institution that preserves the history of institutionalization.

Not-so-fearsome tiny trolls live under this wooden train trestle in Portland.

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 lake in the Cascades lives up to its name, disappearing down a hole every spring.

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

The magic's in the hole!

No one knows how this Pacific Northwest spruce tree came to have so many trunks.

An emporium for the weird, creepy, rare, and just plain gross.

The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.

The seamy, underground secrets of Portland's criminal past.

This statue inspired by Renoir's famous painting embodies the jovial spirit of Key West.

This shrine to bovine consumption and all things fast food is a slice of culinary history both rare and well done.

This former prison is an Art Deco masterpiece with a past full of civil rights flashpoints.

The only runway directly into the magic kingdom has been closed since 1972, but it still sings to you if you drive fast enough.

Disney World's very first waterpark is now an abandoned ruin being reclaimed by the swamp.

Human skulls and a stuffed goat made into a rocking chair can be found at this strange little store.