This square in downtown Eugene is dedicated to the novelist and countercultural figure Ken Kesey.

Definitely not a clown bar.

The park preserves a single, rare species of carnivorous plant that spells doom for unsuspecting insects.

The longest continuous lava tube in Oregon.

One of the most comprehensive collections of historic Native American culture in the country reframes artifacts as artwork.

Their motto is, "We've been bonkers for hats even longer than you have!"

A sculpture of a salmon swimming through a brick building.

Instead of fruit, the branches of this tree are brimming with hopes and dreams.

This abandoned boat sits on a nude beach, is shaped like a UFO, and is covered in graffiti.

Private collection of art inspired by cabinets of curiosity.

A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.

A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.

An emporium for the weird, creepy, rare, and just plain gross.

This parking garage has given itself over to graffiti artists and the neighborhood can't thank them enough.

This abandoned Civil War fortress is slowly being swallowed by the waters of Lake Borgne.

A treasure trove of rare and exquisitely detailed antiques

If New Orleans is the birthplace of the "cocktail," why does their own museum of cocktail memorabilia beg to differ?

Imagine playing a version of Legends of the Hidden Temple, but with a distinctly Southern Gothic flare.

Made of giant chains and hung with shackles, this iron cross honors those unknowns who perished under American slavery.

According to one local tradition, the entrance to the Voodoo underworld can be found in New Orleans through seven gates scattered throughout the city's French Quarter.

The curiosities and wonders of pharmacy in a delightful historic building.

The only rotating bar in New Orleans has been slowly spinning since 1949.

A collection of oddities including Dr. Kevorkian's suicide device, the Thanatron.

The final resting place of New Orleans' most famous voodoo priestess.