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

You might know it as the Overlook Hotel, but the inside is not going to be familiar.

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

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.

Home to the only outdoor municipal elevator in the United States.

World's only nuclear reactor operated by liberal arts undergraduates.

Portlandia is the second-largest copper repoussé statue in the United States.

The magic's in the hole!

The world's smallest park was dedicated in 1948 as the only colony for leprechauns west of Ireland.

A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.

Activists are fighting to preserve these unfinished highway ramps as a tribute to the citizen revolt that halted their construction decades ago.

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.

This working class sculpture pounds his hammer all the livelong day.

A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.

Duluth mineral magnates built this charming art deco lodge to be their private clubhouse.

Half of a waterfall goes into the river while the other half seems to disappear.

This picturesque cliffside beacon no longer calls to sailors but shines once a year in honor of a famous shipwreck.

Elaborate drama imparts an appreciation for 19th century hardships.

This posh mansion began as a family's estate and ended as the site of a murder ripped from the pages of a pulp novel.

The literary king of the Jazz Age was born in this lovely Minnesota home which still honors his legacy.

The Midwest's reigning king of surplus stores is full of nothing you need and everything you want.

This taxidermic smorgasbord was co-created by an artist poached from the Museum of Natural History.

Equal parts record-breaking temple to consumerism and bizarre fun park, it's more than you think it is...

Hub of Scandinavian culture in a Minneapolis deli.