A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.

A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.

The seamy, underground secrets of Portland's criminal past.

The first North American landing spot for James Cook on his third voyage of discovery in the Pacific.

Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.

This frequently-photographed waterfall takes only a short hike to visit.

This charmingly homemade amusement park has been growing for 40 years.

Journey through a bit of nostalgia inside this classic record and video store.

This nature center has one of the largest collections of native raptors in the Pacific Northwest.

A memorial for the mustachioed record-setting runner.

Forget Hollywood, one of the biggest stars in the world can be found in Roanoke, Virginia.

The former home of the "Mother of Father's Day."

This inanimate goat created by the "welding nun" has been helping to clean up the city of Spokane for more than 40 years.

Local legend has it that an old, decaying staircase outside this cemetery is haunted by dozens of ghosts.

A wild west land agreement was etched right onto this historic Idaho stone.

A giant milk bottle from the 1930s beckons drivers to this diner.

This playground sculpture of an icon from the past is dedicated to the children of the future.

The decorations were inspired by an unlikely missing treasure.