This stoic, if derpy, giant stands as a monument to Oregon's statehood and the novelty culture of yesteryear.

Definitely not a clown bar.

The oldest restaurant in Portland serves fiery coffee cocktails and an astounding amount of turkey.

Decades before the scandal, this staircase on the river was a literal "water gate."

A cavernous three-story, 43,800-square-foot basement that was forgotten about for 60 years.

On the Fourth of July this area will transform into a Pompeii-like storm of falling embers and ash.

Those with a sharp eye can find the hidden image of a German Shepherd on the memorial's Mural Wall.

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

This mysterious structure by the Washington Monument is a flood barrier designed to protect the White House against rising waters.

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

The 5.5-mile ring of steel posts around the Capitol Building is one of the largest (and most uniform) of its kind in the world.

This historic, one-acre island is the only legal place to camp in the city of Richmond.

A church now sits over the site of one of the worst urban disasters of early 19th-century America.

Memorial stone for GWAR vocalist, depicted in his iconic costume.

A convincing little bit of ancient Egypt smack dab in Richmond, Virginia.

A historic dam made famous for its turbines and feature in a Hollywood classic.

This winding road of 318 curves is a must-visit for (careful) motorcycle and sports car enthusiasts.

Abandoned for 60 years, this submerged bridge was completely forgotten until the lake was drained.

A seven-ton black granite monument dedicated to the memory of those who died and those who lived through the 1977 crash of the popular Southern rock band.

This humble hole-in-the-wall is home to an incredible pig ear sandwich and serious civil rights history.

A cheeky alleyway window hosts tiny rotating exhibits with outsized charm.

One of the largest Marian shrines on the West Coast stands rather unexpectedly in Silicon Valley.

A life-sized mammoth sculpture marks the spot where the remains of a Columbian mammoth were discovered in 2005.

It is locally loved and ridiculed for literally looking like poop.