A memorial for the mustachioed record-setting runner.

Unknown to many, this sparkling turquoise lake hides amid Oregon's snowcapped mountains.

This famous bridge twisted itself into oblivion, but not for the reason you might think.

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

Tacoma’s 25-foot coffee pot music spot has served up over 80 years of concrete kitsch.

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

While it is not equipped to peer into outer space this observatory looks like it was built on the moon.

Post office plaque commemorates local resistance to a cult invasion.

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

The first North American landing spot for James Cook on his third voyage of discovery in the Pacific.

The trunks of 3,000 year-old trees lurk beneath the surface of this crystal clear lake in Oregon.

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

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

100-year-old shipwreck you can walk up to at low tide.

The lush coastal city of Astoria is riddled with forgotten secret sidewalks.

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

These memorials built by an eccentric bachelor on the side of Interstate 5 cause both wonder and traffic accidents.

This gorgeous beach hides behind two headlands in Oregon's Ecola State Park.

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

Two massive rock outcroppings on the Oregon coastline.

Mountain known by the Tillamook Tribe as "the place of the supreme deity."

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

The largest wooden building in the world now houses a fascinating collection of aircraft.

A logging-themed roadside restaurant surrounded by museum-quality machinery and artifacts from the industry's heyday.