This visitor centre provides one of the best views of the upper St Anthony Falls that you can get.

This statue of Snoopy on vacation is just outside the kids area at Minneapolis Saint Paul International was one of a series of 101 Snoopy statues created in 2000.

One of only 3 vertical lift bridges on the Mississippi it still operates despite its apparent condition

This unusual public park, which contains an eclectic mix of industrial remains from the 19th century, originated as an archaeological dig in the 1980s.

Scrap metal transformed into surreal roadside art.

The third tallest plunge fall in Oregon, worth visiting year-round.

This coastal rock formation resembles a churning cauldron at high tide.

Multiple waterfalls and several historic CCC buildings anchor this state park in Oregon's Willamette Valley.

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

This extravagant Art Nouveau rest stop features a million-dollar view of the Columbia River.

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

Is this the most Portland place ever?

An institution that preserves the history of institutionalization.

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.

The magic's in the hole!

A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.

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.

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

Erotic art covers the walls of the largest ancient pleasure palace.

The walls and streets of the ancient city are peppered with penises.

Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.

This amazingly well-preserved villa just outside Pompeii boasts rare examples of ancient Roman paintings.

In the early Roman Empire, people deemed traitors and criminals were tossed to their deaths from this rock.