Chicago, Illinois
Palmer House Hilton
This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.
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Chicago, Illinois
This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.
Portland, Oregon
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!!
Portland, Oregon
This theatre and its amazing marquee harken back to the Golden Age of Hollywood.
Portland, Oregon
These machines have been collecting dust for decades.
Portland, Oregon
This sandstone mansion was the home of two of Oregon's most important pioneers.
Portland, Oregon
Nestled between a college and a golf course, the garden is home to more than 2,500 rhododendrons.
Portland, Oregon
This stoic, if derpy, giant stands as a monument to Oregon's statehood and the novelty culture of yesteryear.
Portland, Oregon
A sculpture of a salmon swimming through a brick building.
Portland, Oregon
10,000 flowered plants bloom in the City of Roses.
Portland, Oregon
The world's smallest park was dedicated in 1948 as the only colony for leprechauns west of Ireland.
Portland, Oregon
A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.
Portland, Oregon
The magic's in the hole!
Ambergris Caye, Belize
This portion of a lovely Belize beach is infested with (harmless) sharks and rays.
Port Angeles, Washington
Rustic natural hot springs in the deciduous rain forest.
Big Sur, California
This Big Sur waterfall drops 80 feet directly into the Pacific Ocean, and inspired the hillside house up top.
Rhinelander, Wisconsin
The menacing creature had a tremendous influence on the local culture before being exposed as a hoax.
Sister Bay, Wisconsin
Restaurant in Northern Wisconsin comes with a unique feature: a grassy roof covered in living goats.
Blue Mounds, Wisconsin
This cave holds a surprisingly colorful variety of geological oddities.
Spring Green, Wisconsin
A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Statue dedicated to the star of an old television show.
Cedarburg, Wisconsin
The building was originally a gas station built to resemble a Japanese tea house.
La Pine, Oregon
A rugged lava field dotted with molds of the ancient pines that were growing when the volcano erupted.
Dubuque, Iowa
This long unused shot tower on the Mississippi remains a point of pride for a small city in Iowa.
Dubuque, Iowa
For just a few bucks, this Iowa funicular will let you feel like an 1800s fat cat.