Ruins of a once-opulent grand Victorian resort.

These boots are made for selfies.

The summer home of the largest colony of bats in the world.

This ever-changing arrangement of naked dolls even caught the attention of "The Walking Dead" crew.

Ruins of a Carnegie family mansion on Cumberland Island.

This natural marble cave is one of only five national monuments in Oregon.

A multi-storied adobe complex has been inhabited for more than a thousand years.

This museum contains a vast array of puppets and marionettes from all over the world, featuring incredible works by Portuguese creators.

A 19th-century mansion houses the largest collection of gin in the European Union.

Hunting trophies decorate Oregon's most unique bar-restaurant.

Remember that scene in the Matrix, when Neo is in the big white room with all the weapons flying by? Well, this is what it would look like if he had wanted trees instead of guns.

A delightfully quirky blend of oddities spread throughout an old 1920s bank.

A puppeteer’s paradise offering shows, workshops, and an archive of over 2,000 puppets.

Definitely not a clown bar.

On East Burnside, a 24-hour vending machine distributes world-class pastries.

With a crest near 10,000 feet, this treeless fault-block mountain in eastern Oregon provides stunning views and spectacular glacial landforms.

Rushing water plunges over a 100-foot drop created by an ancient lava flow at this majestic waterfall.

This theatre and its amazing marquee harken back to the Golden Age of Hollywood.

A statue of the owner stands outside of this museum, once the most popular brothel in town.

At the base of Steens Mountain resides an otherworldly desert.

A tiny art gallery in Sunnyside helps keep Portland weird.

A sprawling cave network created by a lone lava tube.

A botanic garden full of trees twisted into fantastic shapes and positions.

Tens of thousands of tiny birds swarm into one school chimney every fall.