This historic Victorian hotel has a scandalous history of affairs and murder.

Greenery cloaks this serene sculpture inspired by the famous Lost Gardens of Heligan.

A monument stands at one of the starting lines of the Trans-Canada Highway, formerly the longest uninterrupted highway in the world.

This Italianate house was the childhood home of the prominent Canadian painter, Emily Carr.

Bird dung painted this huge boulder which in turn inspired the name of a city.

At a rest stop north of Seattle, the trunk of an ancient tree.

An exercise in patience and imagination, where Mother Earth turned common stuff into precious hidden treasures.

One of two observatories in the U.S. that routinely detect gravitational waves.

A 1940s nuclear reactor built to produce plutonium for the Manhattan Project.

Nuclear reactor created the plutonium used on Nagasaki.

At the most northwestern point of the contiguous United States lies a trail leading through an ancient forest to stunning cliff-side vistas and massive oceanside caves.

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

This public art piece proves that in Portland even reporting the weather is a thing of whimsy.

One of the world's tallest, oldest, and most disgusting chocolate cascades.

10,000 flowered plants bloom in the City of Roses.

This extravagant Art Nouveau rest stop features a million-dollar view of the Columbia River.

The magic's in the hole!

The oldest tofu shop in the United States is a firm favorite with locals.

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

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

This impressively large collection includes crackers shaped like Jimmy Carter, Mickey Mouse, and more.

A unique local art exhibit that has continued to grow since 1989.

The home of one of California's most important horticulturalists wilts amidst a lovely park.

This 18-foot-tall public art installation is another of sculptor Thomas Dambo's trolls.