A vertically floating hemlock controls the waves and weather at Crater Lake.

The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.

An eclectic restaurant serving from and to the nearby Chittenden Locks.

One of the oldest continually operating drinking establishments west of the Mississippi.

Statue of Lenin, from Cold War era Czechoslovakia, now in a neighborhood of Seattle.

A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.

From a neon Rapunzel to a bike traffic meter to a street fair color scheme, the most opened drawbridge in the US is a veritable art gallery.

What's that on the side of that building? Va Va Voom, it's Bettie!

A huge musical sculpture and other art installations on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration grounds.

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

An old vending machine serves up unpredictable beverages from its seemingly magical insides.

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

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

Home of Howard Hughes' Spruce Goose.

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.

One small town in the Pacific Northwest transformed itself into a Bavarian-themed tourist destination.

A wild west land agreement was etched right onto this historic Idaho stone.

Site of the greatest known waterfall that ever existed.

A cave interior in the shape of the ancient rhinoceros, created by lava cooling around its carcass.

This massive mushroom has spent centuries eating its way across a huge swath of Oregon.

An obscure waterfall that looks like something out of a fantasy novel.

An earthwork sculpture built by Robert Smithson in the Great Salt Lake only reemerges during drought.