This former tuberculosis research hospital endeavored to cure the dreaded disease with fresh air and positive attitudes.

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

Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.

City Council meetings still happen in this historic building, impeccably preserved on the inside.

A rugged lava field dotted with molds of the ancient pines that were growing when the volcano erupted.

One small town in the Pacific Northwest transformed itself into a Bavarian-themed tourist destination.

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.

Bridges, terraces, and replicas of historic structures all built of rock and petrified wood by one man.

This super-sized skillet is a replica of a usable giant pan where a woman once skated on bacon.

Home of Jake the Alligator Man, the mummified remains of a cigar smoking, cross-dressing celebrity of the Northwestern coast.

A French chateau, failed utopian community, odd museum, and Stonehenge replica in rural Washington State.

Contractors in this Oregon town have been stamping their names in sidewalks since 1908.

A Roman-style column in Oregon hides a spiral staircase inside.

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

The longest continuous lava tube in the continental U.S. offers 2.5 miles of dark explorations for the adventurous.

The wooden airship was the largest flying boat ever built.

Home of Howard Hughes' Spruce Goose.

This extravagant Art Nouveau rest stop features a million-dollar view of the Columbia River.

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

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.

Home to the only outdoor municipal elevator in the United States.

A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.

These old stone ruins in the Oregon wilderness were once bathrooms and are steeped in legends of murder.

This sandstone mansion was the home of two of Oregon's most important pioneers.