This extravagant Art Nouveau rest stop features a million-dollar view of the Columbia River.

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

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 to the only outdoor municipal elevator in the United States.

One of the world's tallest, oldest, and most disgusting chocolate cascades.

A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.

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

Beyond being incredibly fun, not much can be said about the Hole with certitude.

These old stone ruins in the Oregon wilderness were once bathrooms and are steeped in legends of murder.

Featuring a casually threatening atmosphere along with dessert and coffee to die for.

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

This sandstone mansion was the home of two of Oregon's most important pioneers.

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

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

The only Bahá'í house of worship in North America and one of only a handful worldwide.

A house and yard adorned with bizarre concrete sculptures in a Milwaukee suburb.

Complex aquaponics systems allow fish and plants to grow in harmony.

Literally a million fascinating cartographic artifacts are held in this sprawling university collection.

A trailblazing sovereign nation tucked in the American state of Wisconsin.

Once a speakeasy operated by Al Capone, this Milwaukee cigar bar is now a haven for ghost hunters.

Statue dedicated to the star of an old television show.