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

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

These old stone ruins in the Oregon wilderness were once bathrooms and are steeped in legends of murder.

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

A colorful architectural gem in Seattle's uniquely modern Central Library.

A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.

A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.

Bonsai trees that are up to a thousand years old.

A little piece of the Shire is hidden behind a plant nursery in Port Orchard, Washington.

A 1940s nuclear reactor built to produce plutonium for the Manhattan Project.

Make it an offering.

A Boeing mechanic and his wife leave a whimsical, stone sculptured garden as their legacy.

A frozen relic of Seattle's hydroelectric boom is now a teaching facility for future engineers.

This semi-secret garden in south Seattle emulates a traditional Japanese garden using the plants of the Pacific Northwest.

Twin Peaks' real life Double R Diner has been restored to its damn fine television look.

The strange phenomenon causing gravity to "work backwards" on this hill has been blamed on the paranormal.

This long, dark tunnel is open to hikers, but those without lights are known to get confused even on the straight path.

A bike being "eaten" by a tree is the real Vashon legend behind popular children's book, "Red Ranger Came Calling."

Remember that scene in the Matrix, when Neo is in the big white room with all the weapons flying by? Well, this is what it would look like if he had wanted trees instead of guns.

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

From overly ambitious (and eventually abandoned) atomic dream to bustling office park.

"The House That Love Built" is shying away from "The House That Ghosts Love."

The remains of a former logging boom town, crumbled away in the forest.

The highest point in Washington state is a volcano covered in glaciers.