The park preserves a single, rare species of carnivorous plant that spells doom for unsuspecting insects.

Where Nor'easters go to die.

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

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

You might know it as the Overlook Hotel, but the inside is not going to be familiar.

No one knows how this Pacific Northwest spruce tree came to have so many trunks.

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

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

Hundreds of handmade critters fill this tiny window gallery in the heart of Portland's Alberta Arts District.

These old stone ruins in the Oregon wilderness were once bathrooms and are steeped in legends of murder.

This nature center has one of the largest collections of native raptors in the Pacific Northwest.

A memorial for the mustachioed record-setting runner.

A Roman-style column in Oregon hides a spiral staircase inside.

This popular pilgrimage site offers a hole filled with holy healing dirt.

A multi-storied adobe complex has been inhabited for more than a thousand years.

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

The oldest continuously occupied public building in the United States.

This simple frog painting created by musician Daniel Johnston embodies the spirit of Austin.

This 14th-century temple is also known as the "Temple of the Golden Pavilion" for its gorgeous gilded reliquary hall.

This hidden oasis features a stunning view of the Hudson River and the Palisades from a castle-like museum.

One of the best-preserved Roman amphitheaters is still used today, but for less brutal events.

A hot dog stand where the heads are just as hot as the dogs.

A haunting statue called "Eternal Silence" has quite the reputation among visitors with active imaginations.

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