Authentic gondola hanging from the ceiling, notable mural in the back room.

60 feet of towering steel balances gracefully.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

Dioramas and animatronics lead you through the story of Bhagavad-gita, the Indian literary classic.

The last of its kind in the country.

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high-power conical Tesla Coil.

An extraordinary final resting place full of oversized art, amazing statues, and dead celebrities.

Crypt mausoleum in cathedral's basement contains relics of third century Roman martyr, Saint Vibiana.

This massive redwood tree has a hole in the base big enough to drive through.

An optical illusion found amid a logged redwood forest.

Two mammoth statues inspired by equally tall tales lure tourists to this roadside attraction.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

These machines have been collecting dust for decades.

The seamy, underground secrets of Portland's criminal past.

Delightful disarray of found objects and clutter.

The magic's in the hole!

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

Contemporary art inspired by natural history and science drawing on ancient techniques in a modern world.