Nature is leading a successful mutiny on this century-old freighter.

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

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

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

This medieval Estonian tower provides access to a series of tunnels that have been home to soldiers, punks, and fine art.

A secluded art gallery hidden within the cellars beneath Tallinn’s medieval monastery.

This endearingly discomfited urinating statue commemorates the sneaky pees had by us all.

This irregularly shaped sea fortress has defended not one but three different sovereign states.

Medicinal spa created from the mineral-rich runoff of a geothermal power plant

This historic Victorian hotel has a scandalous history of affairs and murder.

A working steam clock, one of only a few in the world, located in Vancouver's Victorian Gastown.

The World's First 24 Hour Coin-Operated Art Gallery!! Plastic, Styrofoam, and Elvis--If you can't get rid of it, you might as well worship it!!

The wooden airship was the largest flying boat ever built.

10,000 flowered plants bloom in the City of Roses.

A rugged lava field dotted with molds of the ancient pines that were growing when the volcano erupted.

Portland had a unique approach to Cold War-era protections.

No two pieces are exactly the same at Portland's hippo-themed hardware store.

Inside a humble hangar is some of the best roller derby the world has to offer.

A stunning landscape of bunkers that once stored chemical weapons.

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

This nature center has one of the largest collections of native raptors in the Pacific Northwest.

Tiny horses tethered to antique rings are scattered around the city.

The largest wooden building in the world now houses a fascinating collection of aircraft.

A sculpture of a salmon swimming through a brick building.