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

A midcentury ranch house hides a literal treasure trove of unique rocks and minerals.

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

Portland had a unique approach to Cold War-era protections.

This stoic, if derpy, giant stands as a monument to Oregon's statehood and the novelty culture of yesteryear.

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

This public art piece proves that in Portland even reporting the weather is a thing of whimsy.

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

Tiny horses tethered to antique rings are scattered around the city.

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

The magic's in the hole!

The second largest waterfall by volume in the U.S., Willamette Falls is outdone only by Niagara in the amount of water that is pushed northward.

Home of Howard Hughes' Spruce Goose.

The wooden airship was the largest flying boat ever built.

The world's largest egg has been cracked a number of times over the years but has been repeatedly replaced.

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

Tacoma’s 25-foot coffee pot music spot has served up over 80 years of concrete kitsch.

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

A bike being "eaten" by a tree is the real Vashon legend behind popular children's book, "Red Ranger Came Calling."

The final resting place of one of the most sensational guitar players of all time was created only after his father got the rights to his music.

Mysterious ancient petroglyphs carved on a glacial boulder at the tip of Bainbridge Island.

This semi-secret garden in south Seattle emulates a traditional Japanese garden using the plants of the Pacific Northwest.

Seattle's super-sized cowboy apparel once belonged to a themed gas station that wrangled in herds of tourists.

A huge musical sculpture and other art installations on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration grounds.