Research missiles and rainbow auroras at the world's largest land-based rocket range.

Upside-down trees serve as natural flower pots in this hanging garden of Alaska.

Time travel with sweets across history at this research-based candy store.

Near-constant high winds deform the trees on Spruce Knob, the highest point in West Virginia.

This abandoned dream castle and its cemetery look out over the city that once inspired their creation.

One day a year it is legal to jump off of this astoundingly tall bridge that spans an Appalachian gorge.

The only diamond mine in the world where you can keep what you find.

Taking the 3D art experience far beyond blue and red glasses.

Remember that scene in the Matrix, when Neo is in the big white room with all the weapons flying by? Well, this is what it would look like if he had wanted trees instead of guns.

Journey through a bit of nostalgia inside this classic record and video store.

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

This Portland shop is brimming with natural wonders, local art, and handmade goods fashioned from recycled materials.

Hundreds of handmade critters fill this tiny window gallery in the heart of Portland's Alberta Arts District.

A botanic garden full of trees twisted into fantastic shapes and positions.

This old-fashioned roadhouse's quirky neon sign is as famous as its enormous dumplings.

The world's last remaining store of its kind.

The only Native American museum along the Oregon Trail, run by the peoples who have lived on the land for generations.

This gorgeous beach hides behind two headlands in Oregon's Ecola State Park.

Entering this curiosity shop is like stepping into a mad scientist's lab.

A Roman-style column in Oregon hides a spiral staircase inside.

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

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

Instead of fruit, the branches of this tree are brimming with hopes and dreams.

A chance to sleep among the firs and pines of the Oregon forest.