A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.

Two mammoth statues inspired by equally tall tales lure tourists to this roadside attraction.

A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.

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

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

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

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

Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.

The longest continuous lava tube in Oregon.

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

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

The mayor made the declaration in 2004.

An overlooked memorial honoring the local Washington residents who died in World War I.

This inanimate goat created by the "welding nun" has been helping to clean up the city of Spokane for more than 40 years.

One small town in the Pacific Northwest transformed itself into a Bavarian-themed tourist destination.

The first declared National Monument in the United States.

Largest collection of mounted dinosaur specimens in the world.

Featuring one of the most complete and original collections of Presidential memorabilia, this is the site of the last front porch presidential campaigns.

This presidential tomb was not dedicated until years after Harding's death due to personal controversy.

A living snapshot of a different time in America is preserved and maintained by a community of volunteers.

An old saloon in the West filled with history, and according to some, a few dozen ghosts.

A wild west cemetery in Tombstone, Arizona, provides a window into the Old West.

The final resting place of the great navigator, or maybe his brother.

This Yellowstone geyser may not shoot as high as the nearby Old Faithful, but it erupts for considerably longer.