Their motto is, "We've been bonkers for hats even longer than you have!"

You might know it as the Overlook Hotel, but the inside is not going to be familiar.

An institution that preserves the history of institutionalization.

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

Oregon's unexpected high desert, displaying layers of time in a colorful show.

Hollowed out cedar log tubs set in an ancient towering forest.

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

The seamy, underground secrets of Portland's criminal past.

On the Oregon coast there is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.

Antiques shop filled with all manner of curious collectibles.

A Canadian port town is oddly home to two of the largest tree burls in the world.

The "Crow Boat" of Kootenay Lake, sold for a dollar and now on display as "the world's oldest intact passenger sternwheeler."

Canada shows its hockey pride with a giant stick.

This towering totem holds the title for the tallest in the world but only according to some.

By public opinion, this is Canada's knottiest tree.

An abandoned logging settlement nestled in the woods near a popular ski town.

Thousand-year-old trees tower within one of the world's only inland temperate rainforests.

Saved by a logger, this Douglas fir is one of the last great old-growth trees in Canada.

This country market harbors goats on its roof.

The large fjord lake is thought to be the home of "Ogopogo," a giant sea serpent.

From mining complex to industrial exhibition, this museum once played a major part in the X-Files.

Housing a morgue, rare and confiscated weapons, and autopsy remains, the Vancouver police museum displays the dark side of Canada.

A museum filled with tiny, adorable versions of the mighty Royal Danish Navy.

Opulence and fantasy collide in this royal chair which is supposedly made with unicorn horns.