This incongruous small ferry across the Willamette River north of Salem, Oregon has been operating continuously since the 1850s.

An out-of-the-way state park in Oregon that features both a picturesque waterfall and the ruins of a hydropower plant.

A 36-ton remnant of the last Ice Age now resides amid picturesque vineyards.

This theatre and its amazing marquee harken back to the Golden Age of Hollywood.

The oldest restaurant in Portland serves fiery coffee cocktails and an astounding amount of turkey.

Rushing water plunges over a 100-foot drop created by an ancient lava flow at this majestic waterfall.

Fifty years after a “blast blasted blubber beyond all believable bounds,” this idyllic natural area commemorates the carnage.

A world of craftwork elegantly curated in a historic brick warehouse.

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

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

Two massive rock outcroppings on the Oregon coastline.

A small car graveyard sits in the shadow of the famous Cadillac Ranch.

These half-buried combine harvesters just off Route 66 are an homage to the Cadillac Ranch.

This constitutionally sound Muffler Man harkens back to the days these attractions were a must-see.

A pair of giant legs paying homage to a poem, a king, and it would seem, socks.

A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the "Golden Age" of the American automobile.

The Grand Canyon of Texas.

Tracks near this Texas nature site were once thought to support the Creationist belief that man and dino coexisted.

A time-capsule monument reminding future generations of the importance of efficient and effective use of natural resources.

A wacky, UFO-shaped house in a suburban neighborhood.

This Texas windmill field celebrates the power and majesty of the very winds that blow.

This site honors the end of a 100-year boundary dispute between the United States and Mexico—all started by a river's shifting course.

A prison-like structure guards the remains of a notorious Old West outlaw.

The house's confection-like decorations are the result of one man's painstaking work over decades.