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

Two massive rock outcroppings on the Oregon coastline.

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

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.

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

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

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

An extravagant western hotel where every floor is the "ground floor."

Giant papier mache hog sits on private property.

This massive stained-glass masterpiece is thought to be the largest Tiffany dome in existence.

A little-known subterranean street runs under some of the best-known buildings in Chicago's River North.

An underground magnet for ever-changing street art.

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

Crammed into a Baltimore row house is an oddities shop that sells everything from skulls to dead insects.

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the former home of the second Voodoo Queen of New Orleans.

This historic "City of the Dead" lies prominently in the center of New Orleans' famous Garden District.

This charmingly homemade amusement park has been growing for 40 years.

A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.

The magic's in the hole!

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

The final resting place of New Orleans' most famous voodoo priestess.

What was once one of the country's largest confectionary plants is now an abandoned ruin, but is still pretty sweet.

A science teacher's dream.