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

This strange hill on Old Fort Road where gravity works in reverse has been fascinating locals for years.

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

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

Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.

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

Trails through lava-carved tube-caves display sparkling bacteria and a rich history.

This hotel has hardly changed in over a century, like a time capsule of old Oregon.

A vertically floating hemlock controls the waves and weather at Crater Lake.

The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.

A public fountain that spouts "health water" from a nearby spring.

Not truly a ship nor a building, the Navy's first and last "landship" is now abandoned due to clerical issues.

A little-known hot spring haven right below the highway.

Despite being one of the most photographed vistas in the Rockies these twin peaks are rightfully known as the "Deadly Bells."

A multi-storied adobe complex has been inhabited for more than a thousand years.

Crumbling hotel echoes with the sounds of the '30s.

This fast-food outlet is the only space and UFO-themed McDonalds in the world.

A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the "Golden Age" of the American automobile.

An ivy-covered arch bridge dedicated to Tejano music singer and legend Rosita Fernandez.

Minimalist modern art on a repurposed military base in rural Texas.

A little stop along the Texas highway where Rock Hudson, Elizabeth Taylor, and James Dean stayed while shooting the 1955 film "Giant."

This is probably not the Target you're looking for.

An abandoned quicksilver mining town surrounded by the Big Bend parks.

An enormous pink granite batholith, long attributed with spiritual powers by the Tonkawa Indians.