According to legend, you must remain completely silent while passing this man-made mound or suffer the consequences.

The building that inspired Shirley Jackson's "The Haunting of Hill House."

The Vermont square that inspired Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery."

The house where Rudyard Kipling wrote the Jungle Book is also the location of the first tennis court in Vermont.

Entering this curiosity shop is like stepping into a mad scientist's lab.

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

Tiny horses tethered to antique rings are scattered around the city.

Portlandia is the second-largest copper repoussé statue in the United States.

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

The magic's in the hole!

A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.

On the Oregon coast there is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.

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

This beautiful Cape Cod beach offers dazzling views and an interesting historical footnote.

This cavernous abandoned marble mine is popular with ice skaters in the winter.

Dispersed across 45-acres, 39 structures house a massive collection celebrating American Folk Art.

A giant toy jack made of numerous welded-together fire hydrants.

A massive sustainable farm designed by the mastermind behind Central Park.

You might know it as the Overlook Hotel, but the inside is not going to be familiar.

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

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

10,000 flowered plants bloom in the City of Roses.

A sculpture of a salmon swimming through a brick building.

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