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

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

This unassuming cheese empire in rural Oregon churns out more than 150,000 pounds of cheese each day.

Two massive rock outcroppings on the Oregon coastline.

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

This giant spider sculpture made from the iconic car is one giant visual pun.

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

A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.

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

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

This incongruous small ferry across the Willamette River north of Salem, Oregon has been operating continuously since the 1850s.

The only house in Oregon designed by the famous architect, Frank Lloyd Wright.

World's largest porcine hairball sits in a collection maintained by Benedictine monks.

Home of Howard Hughes' Spruce Goose.

The wooden airship was the largest flying boat ever built.

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

A restored Pittsburgh house of God has been converted to a marvelous house of suds.

Bootleggers ran booze beneath this building before (and after) Route 66 appeared beside it.

This historic general store still operates much as it did in the late 1800s.

A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.

Ever wanted to can Spam?

The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.

This public square capitalized on a single Eagles reference to bring some life back to an Arizona town.

This huge dam across the Colorado River caused an armed standoff between two U.S. states.