The first North American landing spot for James Cook on his third voyage of discovery in the Pacific.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

Built for television, this statue now serves as an unlikely memorial to a fireman who died on 9/11.

This waterfront museum in Maine is dedicated to the history of the smoked-herring trade.

A roadside park in eastern Maine first marked the halfway point between the equator and North Pole with a brass pin in 1896.

This candy-striped tower is the farthest east you can go in the United States.

The largest tidal whirlpool in the Western Hemisphere.

When the town wouldn't allow the fast-food behemoth to build a new restaurant, they put one inside an 1850 home.

This tiny patch of arid sand sits in one of the greenest states in the United States.

These haunting ruins of a 700-year-old Prehispanic city have witnessed centuries of wars and massacres.

Frida Kahlo's childhood home, now a museum of her life and works.

A celebration of Colombia’s premier contemporary artist.

This elegant Colombian fortress was one of the torture headquarters for the Spanish Inquisition.

Colorful lights and mirror-like brine pools create trippy illusions within the historic mine.

This iconic hilltop church doubled as a lighthouse in the 19th century, guiding ships into the port of Valparaíso.