A Roman-style column in Oregon hides a spiral staircase inside.

This popular bar has been blurring the line between normal and edgy for more than 75 years.

Mountain known by the Tillamook Tribe as "the place of the supreme deity."

Two massive rock outcroppings on the Oregon coastline.

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

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

Commemorating the spot where the famous scientist fed his pigeons.

The most confusing clock in New York.

Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.

Few other hotels can rival the grandeur of the Castle in the Rockies.

Home of Howard Hughes' Spruce Goose.

Tens of thousands of tiny birds swarm into one school chimney every fall.

Delightful disarray of found objects and clutter.

The seamy, underground secrets of Portland's criminal past.

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

The magic's in the hole!

The world's smallest park was dedicated in 1948 as the only colony for leprechauns west of Ireland.

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

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

Home to the only outdoor municipal elevator in the United States.

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

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

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

Hollowed out cedar log tubs set in an ancient towering forest.