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

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

The magic's in the hole!

A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.

A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.

One artist's yard is full of shining, whirling kinetic sculptures that look like pure steel psychedelia.

A surreal landscape where fanged rocks rise from the ground and the ocean feels like a great mystery.

The site of the Wellington avalanche, one of the America's worst railroad disasters.

Cave carved out of a huge snow drift collapsed killing one and injuring five in July 2015.

The tech giant built three enormous glass orbs in Seattle so employees could work inside a rainforest greenhouse.

Though strikingly beautiful, Seattle's other railway station is now largely forgotten.

Residents of Fremont in Seattle have considered it the center of the universe since the 1970s.

Hundreds of hopeful gold miners came here to get rich, but only two years later the small town was deserted.

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

The strange phenomenon causing gravity to "work backwards" on this hill has been blamed on the paranormal.

Shoreline strewn with the remains of ghostly fallen trees.

This long, dark tunnel is open to hikers, but those without lights are known to get confused even on the straight path.

This medieval village/restaurant perpetually celebrates the year 1376.

The highest point in Washington state is a volcano covered in glaciers.

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

A tiny red pebble marks what may be the quietest outdoor spot in the United States.

Twin Peaks' real life Double R Diner has been restored to its damn fine television look.

A little piece of the Shire is hidden behind a plant nursery in Port Orchard, Washington.

A whimsical village of unique treehouses resides in a Washington forest.