Toledo, Washington
Gospodor Monument Park
These memorials built by an eccentric bachelor on the side of Interstate 5 cause both wonder and traffic accidents.
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Toledo, Washington
These memorials built by an eccentric bachelor on the side of Interstate 5 cause both wonder and traffic accidents.
Collinsville, Illinois
Quirky water tower advertises the long-gone Brooks Tomato Products Co.
Los Angeles, California
The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.
Los Angeles, California
Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.
Los Angeles, California
Giant Redwood-themed cafeteria operates under the golden rule, "Dine Free Unless Delighted."
Los Angeles, California
America's most famous piece of self-built architecture.
Seattle, Washington
A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.
Warrenton, Oregon
100-year-old shipwreck you can walk up to at low tide.
Astoria, Oregon
A Roman-style column in Oregon hides a spiral staircase inside.
Portland, Oregon
A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.
Cougar, Washington
The longest continuous lava tube in the continental U.S. offers 2.5 miles of dark explorations for the adventurous.
Klamath, California
Two mammoth statues inspired by equally tall tales lure tourists to this roadside attraction.
Port Orford, Oregon
A collection of colorful dinosaurs hidden in an actual rainforest.
San Jose, California
A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.
San Jose, California
An extensive collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts and mummies.
Santa Cruz, California
A "gravitational anomaly" located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California.
Gold Hill, Oregon
A tourist attraction founded around a slumping cabin.
Portland, Oregon
Featuring a casually threatening atmosphere along with dessert and coffee to die for.
Portland, Oregon
A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.
Corbett, Oregon
A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.
Goldendale, Washington
A French chateau, failed utopian community, odd museum, and Stonehenge replica in rural Washington State.
Portland, Oregon
The magic's in the hole!
Portland, Oregon
Tens of thousands of tiny birds swarm into one school chimney every fall.
Portland, Oregon
Portlandia is the second-largest copper repoussé statue in the United States.