Despite a legend that says this highest peak in Oregon was climbed in high heels scores of people have died on its slopes.

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

Featuring a casually threatening atmosphere along with dessert and coffee to die for.

A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.

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

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

This metallic stampede sits frozen on a Washington ridge yet the artist's vision is still incomplete.

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

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

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

A pixel art killer whale is frozen mid-leap in this Vancouver square.

A working steam clock, one of only a few in the world, located in Vancouver's Victorian Gastown.

Surprisingly Delicious Asian-Style Hot Dogs.

Traditional 15th century Chinese garden in the middle of Vancouver.

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

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

Shoreline strewn with the remains of ghostly fallen trees.

A surreal landscape where fanged rocks rise from the ground and the ocean feels like a great mystery.

Bird dung painted this huge boulder which in turn inspired the name of a city.

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

This family mausoleum is steeped in symbolism and looks more like a fantasy location than a grave.

The narrowest street in Canada was once a spot for dastardly doings, now a historic piece of Chinatown.

A famous hotel houses an impression collection of mini dioramas and giant doll houses.

This historic Victorian hotel has a scandalous history of affairs and murder.