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

Hundreds of handmade critters fill this tiny window gallery in the heart of Portland's Alberta Arts District.

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

This bomb shelter-themed bar has barely changed since it opened.

Giant telescope mirrors built in a spinning furnace under a college football stadium.

A 1930’s courtroom where John Dillinger and his gang went before a judge.

This church on a Tohono O'Odham reservation has stood since 1797.

Stroll through a wonderland of stupendous moss-covered trees.

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

This Seattle store is packed with all sorts of curious creatures and creations.

Victorian "Fancy Craft" Hair Wreaths and Relics.

Make a wish at what might be America's only Catholic shrine to a sinner.

One of the oldest Mexican restaurants in the United States air-dries its trademark beef in a dangling outdoor cage.

From working out of his garage to the James Beard semifinals, one Tucson baker has kept his fan base—and his grains—local.

Run by members of the Tohono O'odham Nation, this community farm nurtures traditional desert cultivars.

The remains of this rugged homestead ranch offer a brief glimpse into a bygone era.

Religious statues built because of one man's bargain with God fill this peaceful sculpture garden.

Erotic art covers the walls of the largest ancient pleasure palace.

Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.

Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

Take a monster truck tour around an ostrich farm in the middle of the desert.

A cabinet of curious mathematical models and old calculators.

On the outskirts of a reborn ghost town, a decaying post office remembers the bad old days.