Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

Crystal clear lake with a shoreline of travertine located in a Colorado canyon.

This ancient art form was used to capture the lives and struggles of the Haywood Street ministry.

This rare basilica nestled right in downtown Asheville is an architectural marvel, inside and out.

This Portland Art gallery doubles as a studio that supports adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

The home of the world's first and last remaining "wooly ant."

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

Inside a humble hangar is some of the best roller derby the world has to offer.

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

Nestled between a college and a golf course, the garden is home to more than 2,500 rhododendrons.

World's only nuclear reactor operated by liberal arts undergraduates.

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

Statues of Ramona Quimby, Henry Huggins, and Ribsy the dog in the park where their adventures "really happened."

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

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

Private collection of art inspired by cabinets of curiosity.

This graveyard is the eternal home of many brave pioneers who settled the Great Northwest.

The lush coastal city of Astoria is riddled with forgotten secret sidewalks.

This solo operation offers the world's only whey wines in flavors such as chocolate-orange.

This museum remembers the tough Mormon trek across America through an intriguing array of artifacts.

Visitors to this library are in for a real-world education in modernist architecture.

This historic train station has been converted to a locomotive themed hotel.

An errant donkey ushered in a new era of mining in Nevada.

Half of a house.