Visible below the waves are memorials to the city's Gold Rush dead.

Its buzzing collection honors vibrator history.

Carnivorous plants, medieval aphrodisiacs, and the largest original wood structure glass conservatory in the western hemisphere.

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.

A tiny theater hidden in an alley plays a constant stream of short silent films for anyone willing to peer through the peephole.

Get lost in this haunting fairytale art walk through a man-made eucalyptus grove.

This shop specializes in oddities and Victorian-inspired wonders.

A winding path built in secret on the edge of the continent.

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.

A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

Bring your own cardboard to the slippery slopes of concrete hidden in a neighborhood park.

Remember that scene in the Matrix, when Neo is in the big white room with all the weapons flying by? Well, this is what it would look like if he had wanted trees instead of guns.

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

This natural marble cave is one of only five national monuments in Oregon.

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

This great stone guardian of the forest is a relic from the land's volatile volcanic past.

A rugged lava field dotted with molds of the ancient pines that were growing when the volcano erupted.

Unknown to many, this sparkling turquoise lake hides amid Oregon's snowcapped mountains.

This gorgeous beach hides behind two headlands in Oregon's Ecola State Park.

The first North American landing spot for James Cook on his third voyage of discovery in the Pacific.

Mountain known by the Tillamook Tribe as "the place of the supreme deity."

The park preserves a single, rare species of carnivorous plant that spells doom for unsuspecting insects.

This abandoned boat sits on a nude beach, is shaped like a UFO, and is covered in graffiti.