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

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

Oregon's unexpected high desert, displaying layers of time in a colorful show.

The longest continuous lava tube in Oregon.

A rotating cast of guys and dolls in front of a Washington, D.C. building.

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

An institution that preserves the history of institutionalization.

The second largest waterfall by volume in the U.S., Willamette Falls is outdone only by Niagara in the amount of water that is pushed northward.

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

Delightful disarray of found objects and clutter.

Not-so-fearsome tiny trolls live under this wooden train trestle in Portland.

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

Featuring a casually threatening atmosphere along with dessert and coffee to die for.

Statues of Ramona Quimby, Henry Huggins, and Ribsy the dog in the park where their adventures "really happened."

The facade of this relic from the Klondike gold rush is decorated with over 8,800 pieces of driftwood.

A swath of France so devastated by war it is still forbidden to go there.

The walls of this medieval church are covered with perfectly preserved frescos, including a pristine example of the Dance of Death.

A rare wooden coffin set vertically into the Gothic arch of an ruined church.

This tiny museum kept in a B&B laundry room holds the death mask of notorious bank robber Pretty Boy Floyd.

Annual Easter display made up of thousands of hand-painted eggs.

The spectacular collection of one of the world's best woodcarvers.

The heroic sled dog of the 1925 serum run is preserved in taxidermy.

This spectacular public market has got meat, fish, vegetables, baked goods, and enough kielbasa for a lifetime.

This magnificent Cincinnati graveyard is also a popular public park.