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

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

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

This public art piece proves that in Portland even reporting the weather is a thing of whimsy.

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

You might know it as the Overlook Hotel, but the inside is not going to be familiar.

According to legend, you must remain completely silent while passing this man-made mound or suffer the consequences.

A bookstore with an entire room dedicated to damaged and forlorn comic books.

Believed to be the birthplace of the United States Marine Corps.

A mine fire has been burning under the deserted town since 1962, but this church is still going strong.

A toxic ghost town sitting atop a massive coal fire.

One of the few remaining covered bridges in Lancaster County.

These unique rock formations were created during the Ice Age.

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

This Puget Sound military post has a long, turbulent history as a gateway to the Pacific.

A sliver of nostalgia in Seattle's Viretta Park.

A rare tour of a commercial jet assembly plant, held inside one of the largest buildings in the world.

On the edge of this small Washington Park, a piece of the Earth's mantle has come to the surface.

Deep into the lower floors of Pike Place, find a date with fowl fate.

A large AIDS Memorial Pathway art installation provides a moment for quiet contemplation in this public park.

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

These memorials built by an eccentric bachelor on the side of Interstate 5 cause both wonder and traffic accidents.

This bridge provides safe passage for squirrels.

The tale of a strong-willed woman who stood her ground when the commercial world came rumbling in.