Cave Junction, Oregon
Oregon Caves National Monument & Preserve
This natural marble cave is one of only five national monuments in Oregon.
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Cave Junction, Oregon
This natural marble cave is one of only five national monuments in Oregon.
Gold Hill, Oregon
A tourist attraction founded around a slumping cabin.
Klamath, California
Two mammoth statues inspired by equally tall tales lure tourists to this roadside attraction.
El Paso, Texas
A prison-like structure guards the remains of a notorious Old West outlaw.
El Paso, Texas
The house's confection-like decorations are the result of one man's painstaking work over decades.
Ukiah, California
One of the largest Buddhist communities in the West sits on the site of an old hospital.
Eugene, Oregon
A memorial for the mustachioed record-setting runner.
Eugene, Oregon
This nature center has one of the largest collections of native raptors in the Pacific Northwest.
Florence, Oregon
The park preserves a single, rare species of carnivorous plant that spells doom for unsuspecting insects.
Portland, Oregon
10,000 flowered plants bloom in the City of Roses.
Portland, Oregon
Tens of thousands of tiny birds swarm into one school chimney every fall.
Portland, Oregon
The magic's in the hole!
Portland, Oregon
A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.
Vantage, Washington
An exercise in patience and imagination, where Mother Earth turned common stuff into precious hidden treasures.
Ellensburg, Washington
An outsider art duo's yard has been turned into a whimsical public gallery.
Phoenix, Arizona
A self-built castle made by a mysterious man.
Twentynine Palms, California
The only thing stranger than stumbling onto these philosophical musings is the story of the homesteader who created them.
Fort Stockton, Texas
The second largest roadrunner in the world stands 11 feet tall in his West Texas town.
Tombstone, Arizona
An old saloon in the West filled with history, and according to some, a few dozen ghosts.
Marfa, Texas
With print dying, this local paper keeps the lights on by doubling as a stunning cafe and cocktail bar.
Pendleton, Oregon
A statue of the owner stands outside of this museum, once the most popular brothel in town.