This statue and its surrounding plaques tells the story of Ko-kwal-alwoot and the kinship between the Samish people and the sea.

This family mausoleum is steeped in symbolism and looks more like a fantasy location than a grave.

This dilapidated ship carcass covered in trees is a striking sight.

One artist's yard is full of shining, whirling kinetic sculptures that look like pure steel psychedelia.

A haunted hot springs hotel that went from healing retreat to asylum before it was restored.

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

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.

A whimsical menagerie of devils, krampuses, satyrs, and other horned creatures.

A library of only unpublished manuscripts.

This café is dedicated to serving coffee roasted by Native American-owned companies.

The oldest tofu shop in the United States is a firm favorite with locals.

Established in the '60s, a family-owned tropical drink bar founded by Ray Buhen, bartender to the stars.

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

One of the city’s oldest watering holes was originally the home of a famous James Brown (not that one).

This small corner bar is home to a rare 1930s dance organ that still plays tunes for one Euro.

This garden is dedicated to a Portland cartoonist who specialized in dark humor.

A 140-year-old castle with underground caves hidden in San Francisco.

Wondrous sandstone hoodoos where Native Americans collected clay for pottery, 9,000 years ago.

These fantastically named natural pools look like something out of a Scottish myth.

On Japan's Tashirojima Island, cats are king.

An eerie, derelict amusement park in Berlin.

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

A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.

This astonishingly geometric cave has inspired everyone from Jules Verne to Pink Floyd.