This lake in the Cascades lives up to its name, disappearing down a hole every spring.

Oregon's unexpected high desert, displaying layers of time in a colorful show.

The longest continuous lava tube in Oregon.

A colorful architectural gem in Seattle's uniquely modern Central Library.

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.

A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.

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

The magic's in the hole!

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

This opulent hotel has been visited by Spider-Man, Charlie's Angels, and the Ghostbusters.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

Rainbow-hued local gem in Venice.

This military mausoleum captures the solemn grandeur that most memorials only aspire to.

Machismo turned on its head: the lady's hand goes to the dude with the bigger brain.

Erotic art covers the walls of the largest ancient pleasure palace.

Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.

Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.

Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.

The only "Egyptian" pyramid in Europe and the legendary tomb of Remus.

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

This statue was given to France by the United States to commemorate the centennial of the French Revolution.

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

A vista of the city and sea from atop the little-known viewing deck on an unassuming Columbus statue.