A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.

An emporium for the weird, creepy, rare, and just plain gross.

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

Private collection of art inspired by cabinets of curiosity.

The eerie remnants of an ancient forest were hidden under the sand for centuries.

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

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

A chance to sleep among the firs and pines of the Oregon forest.

The short-lived railroad town in central Oregon has been abandoned since the 1930s.

The wooden airship was the largest flying boat ever built.

Sasqu(w)atch out!

The only Native American museum along the Oregon Trail, run by the peoples who have lived on the land for generations.

No two pieces are exactly the same at Portland's hippo-themed hardware store.

During World War II, over 13,000 people of Japanese ancestry were forcibly removed from their homes and incarcerated in this camp in the Idaho desert.

A former sanitarium where soldiers were sent to recover in the healing waters of hot springs.

Cross the Continental Divide through an old railroad tunnel, and ride back to the top on a shuttle.

An impressive waterfall nestled in the cliffs of Idaho's Snake River Canyon.

Where the famed daredevil attempted to launch himself across a canyon in a custom-built rocket.

This combination shop and museum is filled with curious items and artifacts.

This underground cave located in the most barren reaches of Idaho is filled with ice year-round.

This work of art by Matthew Mazzotta resides in this park dedicated to the first black legislator in Idaho.

Three generations of intrepid collectors display their curious artifacts in a homemade museum right next to the caves they discovered.

A creek tumbles over a series of step-like rocks to create this scenic water feature.

Rare and gorgeous birds abound in this protected wildlife sanctuary.