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

Washington's iconic carousel has a nice piece of Civil Rights history.

Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.

A pharmacy built in the shape of a mortar and pestle, now resembles a fancy cocktail.

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

The ruins of a town wiped out by the second-largest earthquake in recorded history.

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

The largest wooden building in the world now houses a fascinating collection of aircraft.

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

A tourist attraction founded around a slumping cabin.

Despite a legend that says this highest peak in Oregon was climbed in high heels scores of people have died on its slopes.

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

Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.

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

100-year-old shipwreck you can walk up to at low tide.

This charmingly homemade amusement park has been growing for 40 years.

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

The magic's in the hole!

Prison made famous by The Shawshank Redemption has been out of commission since 1990.

Superfans of The Shawshank Redemption can take a driving tour of most of the films real locations.

A delightfully quirky blend of oddities spread throughout an old 1920s bank.

A collection of colorful dinosaurs hidden in an actual rainforest.

No one knows how this Pacific Northwest spruce tree came to have so many trunks.

The largest burial mound in the United States holds the remains of prehistoric West Virginians.