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

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

A sculpture of a salmon swimming through a brick building.

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

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

An emporium for the weird, creepy, rare, and just plain gross.

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

A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.

On the Oregon coast is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.

A collection of huge Pre-Colombian structures in Alabama.

This kaleidoscopic mural shows Bob Dylan throughout his transition from young troubadour to Nobel laureate.

A bronze statue on a downtown corner honors Minneapolis's favorite career gal.

A whimsical sensor instrument for Minneapolitans to play on their walks to work.

A toweringly silly piece of modern art has been delighting locals since the 1980s.

Center filled with hands-on displays served as a tribute to several astronauts with connections to the state.

What was once the largest NFL stadium.

Its floors are marked by colorful cues depicting Michigan's native fauna.

This life-sized effigy commemorates the dedicated abolitionist and social reformer.

This missionary's legacy looms large over the Upper Peninsula of Michigan—literally.

It's gunky, it's gross, and it's been freed from the sewer and put on display.

This resort community was known as the "Black Eden of Michigan."

The last remaining tollhouse in Michigan built during the 19th-century plank road craze.

Everyone's invited to put on a miniature concert with this world-class musical wonder.

Little did a museum know, they possessed the last-known lunch wagon in existence.