Every day a troupe of pampered water fowl walk the red carpet to their favorite fountain.

The hotel where Martin Luther King Jr. was shot is now a museum dedicated to his work.

This Memphis recording studio launched the careers of Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, and Elvis Presley.

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

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

This extravagant Art Nouveau rest stop features a million-dollar view of the Columbia River.

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

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.

Portlandia is the second-largest copper repoussé statue in the United States.

Julia Morgan's Moorish-Gothic labyrinth of fountains, trees, natural light and Oakland's notable dead.

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

Sweet Willy, at 30 feet tall, is the world's biggest beagle.

A small section of Boise, Idaho maintains the unique culture and traditions of the Basque people.

Jail from the 19th century that was built by inmates.

Orcas on display and in the water.

A small town market proudly displays numerous taxidermied animals along its walls.

An outsider art duo's yard has been turned into a whimsical public gallery.

Perhaps the world's only gas station inspired by a political scandal.

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.

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

The highest point in Washington state is a volcano covered in glaciers.

Site of the greatest known waterfall that ever existed.