One small town in the Pacific Northwest transformed itself into a Bavarian-themed tourist destination.

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.

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

Twin Peaks' real life Double R Diner has been restored to its damn fine television look.

A French chateau, failed utopian community, odd museum, and Stonehenge replica in rural Washington State.

Stroll through a wonderland of stupendous moss-covered trees.

This unassuming cheese empire in rural Oregon churns out more than 150,000 pounds of cheese each day.

Home to the only outdoor municipal elevator in the United States.

A tourist attraction founded around a slumping cabin.

Despite a legend that says this highest peak in Oregon was climbed in high heels scores of people have died on its slopes.

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

A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.

Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.

100-year-old shipwreck you can walk up to at low tide.

You might know it as the Overlook Hotel, but the inside is not going to be familiar.

An institution that preserves the history of institutionalization.

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.

The magic's in the hole!

The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.

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

On the Oregon coast there is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.

An unassuming 13-acre park is home to over 12,000 roses.

The childhood home of one of Ohio's favorite sons, pilot and war hero Eddie Rickenbacker.

A bronze of the man in all his sinewy glory celebrates his longtime connection to the Ohio city.