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

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.

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

The U.S. Navy's last diesel-electric submarine rests half-submerged in the middle of Portland.

The oldest apple tree in the Pacific Northwest.

100-year-old shipwreck you can walk up to at low tide.

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

Delightful disarray of found objects and clutter.

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

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

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

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

This famous bridge twisted itself into oblivion, but not for the reason you might think.

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

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.

A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.

The largest wooden building in the world now houses a fascinating collection of aircraft.

Despite a legend that says this highest peak in Oregon was climbed in high heels scores of people have died on its slopes.

This bridge provides safe passage for squirrels.

An extraordinary mixture of natural beauty and man-made phenomena.

World's largest porcine hairball sits in a collection maintained by Benedictine monks.

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