One small town in the Pacific Northwest transformed itself into a Bavarian-themed tourist destination.

The first park built over a freeway is a brutalist masterwork.

An extraordinary mixture of natural beauty and man-made phenomena.

Stroll through a wonderland of stupendous moss-covered trees.

A logging-themed roadside restaurant surrounded by museum-quality machinery and artifacts from the industry's heyday.

This unassuming cheese empire in rural Oregon churns out more than 150,000 pounds of cheese each day.

Where Nor'easters go to die.

A vertically floating hemlock controls the waves and weather at Crater Lake.

Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.

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

The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

Historic fortifications form the boundary of Vatican City, but it’s not entirely surrounded by walls.

This equestrian statue of Constantine the Great has been the subject of criticism for centuries.

Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.

One of the world's smallest prisons boasts just two small cells.

An intricately decorated tiny place of worship.

After it was swallowed by a Georgian mansion, this medieval castle remained forgotten for centuries.

A standing relief of a Norman knight whose posture marks him as a Crusader.

A French museum of wrought iron.

His "Lionheart" is entombed separately from the rest of his body.

This medieval tower is all that remains of the castle where Joan of Arc was held before being burned at the stake.

These 12th-century catacombs carved into a mountainside were a place of mysticism and Christian hermitages.

This splendid tomb may look fantastic, but there's nothing in it...