Still standing despite its considerable slant, this tilted lighthouse has become a local symbol of resilience.

The turquoise-studded skull of a long-dead Aztec man sits within Mexico City’s Museum of Anthropology.

The striking jade death mask of an ancient Maya king is displayed in a replica tomb in Mexico City.

Come face to face with the ferocious visage of the serpent-headed mother goddess of the Aztecs.

The unique collection often goes unnoticed by visitors focused only on the archaeological objects.

The fifth-longest natural arch in the world, and the longest outside China.

Home to the deepest rift anywhere on Earth.

Fifty years after a “blast blasted blubber beyond all believable bounds,” this idyllic natural area commemorates the carnage.

The oldest restaurant in Portland serves fiery coffee cocktails and an astounding amount of turkey.

An urban laboratory.

An exercise in patience and imagination, where Mother Earth turned common stuff into precious hidden treasures.

This quiet neighborhood is also home to a 700-ton rock transported by the last Ice Age.

There's something big lurking beneath the surface of this tiny Oregon park.

A beautiful footbridge with over 2,000 glass sculptures along the walls and ceiling.

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

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

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

No two pieces are exactly the same at Portland's hippo-themed hardware store.

10,000 flowered plants bloom in the City of Roses.

The wooden airship was the largest flying boat ever built.

A memorial for the mustachioed record-setting runner.

Inside a humble hangar is some of the best roller derby the world has to offer.

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

Allowing humans and fish alike to migrate from freshwater to saltwater and back again.