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

This old-fashioned roadhouse's quirky neon sign is as famous as its enormous dumplings.

One of the world's tallest, oldest, and most disgusting chocolate cascades.

A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.

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

This little slice of the Netherlands in the Pacific Northwest blooms in a rainbow of color each spring.

The wooden airship was the largest flying boat ever built.

Canyon walls shrouded in ferns.

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

A hidden barn-sized rendition of Grant Wood's most famous, and most parodied, painting.

A single artist is behind these large-scale models made of hundreds of thousands of two-inch wooden matchsticks.

This zombie-themed restaurant stands out in the heart of corn country.

The headquarters of the prestigious World Food Prize celebrates the heroes in the fight against hunger, has no cafeteria.

The magazine keeps a perfectly groomed display garden for its photo shoots.

This simple home was the beginning of a long journey for the iconic Western film star.

An Englishman loses his scalp to a Cheyenne warrior and lives to donate it to a library.

This once rural mansion now sits in the heart of the city.

These experimental weapons brought World War II to Nebraska as well as 26 other U.S. states.

An idle pastime becomes a record holder in Boys Town, Nebraska.

The largest collection of historical roller skates in the world.

Underneath downtown Lincoln resides a network of caves that was also the city's first brewery.

This was the first homestead registered after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Homestead Act into law.

Small plaque marks the spot, but the true center is located about half a mile away on a private pig farm.

The home for all things Kool-Aid offers everything except a chance to actually enjoy the drink.