An Italian crevasse filled with abandoned buildings gives visitors a look at the world without humans.

Neoclassical Revival mansion and set of horror cult classic Phantasm.

Beyond being incredibly fun, not much can be said about the Hole with certitude.

Hidden in Portland’s West Hills, a 170-year-old marker literally stakes out the Pacific Northwest.

A world of craftwork elegantly curated in a historic brick warehouse.

One of the most comprehensive collections of historic Native American culture in the country reframes artifacts as artwork.

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

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

10,000 flowered plants bloom in the City of Roses.

Nestled between a college and a golf course, the garden is home to more than 2,500 rhododendrons.

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

A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.

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

A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.

These old stone ruins in the Oregon wilderness were once bathrooms and are steeped in legends of murder.

Spiral labyrinth hidden in the hills above Oakland, CA.

An abandoned Cold War missile radar site.

The only museum of sake in the United States is nestled in an unlikely California college town.

Giant jewel-toned statues fill the grounds of this Cambodian Buddhist temple in California.

From buttons to beads, flounces to fripperies, this textile museum and shop honors the history of needlework.

Every Sunday, this Thai temple in Berkeley serves a backyard brunch.

A mechanized clock where a man fights off a dragon, crab, and rooster.

Walk upon the mementos of the dead in this Parisian courtyard paved with medieval tombstones.

Statue of death tucked in the University of Medicine courtyard.