Dress up like a miner and take a slide into the disco-lit depths of this once foundational salt mine.

One woman's Viking Castle on Lake Tahoe.

This immigrant bridge once spanned the Thames but is now a fixture of an Arizona city.

Opinions differ as to whether this Arizona tree was actually used as a Wild West jail, but that hasn't stopped the town from capitalizing on it.

This memorial pyramid marker honors one of the United States Government's first official camel riders.

While it is not equipped to peer into outer space this observatory looks like it was built on the moon.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

World's only nuclear reactor operated by liberal arts undergraduates.

No one knows how this Pacific Northwest spruce tree came to have so many trunks.

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.

The narrowest street in Canada was once a spot for dastardly doings, now a historic piece of Chinatown.

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

This massive redwood tree has a hole in the base big enough to drive through.

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

Two mammoth statues inspired by equally tall tales lure tourists to this roadside attraction.

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

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

The drama of nature in full effect in this Nevada State Park.

The second-largest gold nugget in existence, displayed in a Las Vegas casino conveniently named the Golden Nugget.