A giant sculpture dedicated to a staple of South Bend food culture.

Home of Jake the Alligator Man, the mummified remains of a cigar smoking, cross-dressing celebrity of the Northwestern coast.

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

The lush coastal city of Astoria is riddled with forgotten secret sidewalks.

Hollowed out cedar log tubs set in an ancient towering forest.

This little slice of the Netherlands in the Pacific Northwest blooms in a rainbow of color each spring.

Here, cows that make vodka are treated like celebrities.

The longest continuous lava tube in the continental U.S. offers 2.5 miles of dark explorations for the adventurous.

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.

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

Inside a humble hangar is some of the best roller derby the world has to offer.

The oldest tofu shop in the United States is a firm favorite with locals.

A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.

Tens of thousands of tiny birds swarm into one school chimney every fall.

A midcentury ranch house hides a literal treasure trove of unique rocks and minerals.

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

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

The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.

This super-sized skillet is a replica of a usable giant pan where a woman once skated on bacon.