This unreal Portuguese palace looks as though it's made from a pile of different castles.

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

An outsider art duo's yard has been turned into a whimsical public gallery.

A bust of the first president welcomes visitors to the only town in America called George, Washington.

Its 27 graveyards represent the many nationalities and ethnic groups that voyaged to this wilderness in the late 19th century.

An exercise in patience and imagination, where Mother Earth turned common stuff into precious hidden treasures.

This metallic stampede sits frozen on a Washington ridge yet the artist's vision is still incomplete.

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

This unassuming cheese empire in rural Oregon churns out more than 150,000 pounds of cheese each day.

The magic's in the hole!

Remember that scene in the Matrix, when Neo is in the big white room with all the weapons flying by? Well, this is what it would look like if he had wanted trees instead of guns.

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

This super-sized skillet is a replica of a usable giant pan where a woman once skated on bacon.

Home of Jake the Alligator Man, the mummified remains of a cigar smoking, cross-dressing celebrity of the Northwestern coast.

Ancient rock-hewn town that witnessed key events of Georgian history.

An archaeological site believed to be the burial place of the "mother of us all."

The compass on its front was a handy tool for 17th-century merchants who needed to know the direction of the wind.

Largest collection of mounted dinosaur specimens in the world.

Underneath the city that invented pilsners are a series of historic tunnels that have been storing beer for centuries.

The palace window through which Protestant nobles flung two Catholic regents, thus sparking the Thirty Years' War.

Steadily reminding Czechia of its past.

Synagogue built from the stones of Solomon's temple contains the golem of Prague.

Despite attempts by local police to discourage it, Beatles-inspired graffiti has been a means for artists to air grievances for decades.

Polish luminaries and masterful folk art find sanctuary in this unique cemetery.