Portland, Oregon
‘The Naked Cyclist’
A tribute to a unique bike race that takes place every year.
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Portland, Oregon
A tribute to a unique bike race that takes place every year.
Portland, Oregon
10,000 flowered plants bloom in the City of Roses.
Seaside, Oregon
This small, rural pioneer cemetery is full of interesting grave markers.
Warrenton, Oregon
100-year-old shipwreck you can walk up to at low tide.
Seaside, Oregon
Hundreds of painted rocks dazzle this small beach where adding your own is encouraged.
Seaside, Oregon
Where Nor'easters go to die.
Cannon Beach, Oregon
This gorgeous beach hides behind two headlands in Oregon's Ecola State Park.
Rockaway Beach, Oregon
Ride a mechanical corn dog at the alleged birthplace of America's favorite deep-fried wiener.
Rockaway Beach, Oregon
Two massive rock outcroppings on the Oregon coastline.
Tillamook, Oregon
This unassuming cheese empire in rural Oregon churns out more than 150,000 pounds of cheese each day.
Depoe Bay, Oregon
The first North American landing spot for James Cook on his third voyage of discovery in the Pacific.
Lafayette, California
Thousands of crosses and markers for soldiers who lost their lives in Iraq and Afghanistan blanket a California hillside.
Sunol, California
The black lab that was voted mayor of a California town is forever remembered by a life-size statue.
Shandon, California
A remote crossroads honoring a fallen talent.
Santa Margarita, California
The oldest pictographs on this decorated rock formation in California's Carrizo Plain date back as many as 4,000 years.
Torrance, California
One of California's oldest continually used high schools has an interesting history, both on and off screen.
Los Angeles, California
A ghost town at the airport is now a refuge for blue butterflies.
Long Beach, California
The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.
Edinburgh, Scotland
An artistic interpretation of the history of a Scottish park, combining poetry with anthropomorphic animals.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Poetic, metallic giraffes adorn a square off an Edinburgh thoroughfare.
Manitou Springs, Colorado
Thanks to a quirk of elevation this gift shop produces magic doughnuts that are found nowhere else on Earth.
Victor, Colorado
A renovated hotel is bringing new life to a nearly-abandoned mining town in Colorado.
Monaco
Thousands of costumed dolls fill one of the world's creepiest museums.
Barcelona, Spain
Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.