This stoic, if derpy, giant stands as a monument to Oregon's statehood and the novelty culture of yesteryear.

The first park built over a freeway is a brutalist masterwork.

The tech giant built three enormous glass orbs in Seattle so employees could work inside a rainforest greenhouse.

The tiny church offers succor to travelers driving by, but only eight at a time.

Home of Jake the Alligator Man, the mummified remains of a cigar smoking, cross-dressing celebrity of the Northwestern coast.

The oldest apple tree in the Pacific Northwest.

The U.S. Navy's last diesel-electric submarine rests half-submerged in the middle of Portland.

The magic's in the hole!

Remember that scene in the Matrix, when Neo is in the big white room with all the weapons flying by? Well, this is what it would look like if he had wanted trees instead of guns.

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

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

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

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.

An extraordinary mixture of natural beauty and man-made phenomena.

A giant milk bottle from the 1930s beckons drivers to this diner.

This little slice of the Netherlands in the Pacific Northwest blooms in a rainbow of color each spring.

The highest point in Washington state is a volcano covered in glaciers.

Featuring a casually threatening atmosphere along with dessert and coffee to die for.

The eerie remnants of an ancient forest were hidden under the sand for centuries.

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

This castle was once considered as an option for the Royal Family's alternate residence, but you may know it better from the 'X-Men' movie.

This metallic stampede sits frozen on a Washington ridge yet the artist's vision is still incomplete.

Cave carved out of a huge snow drift collapsed killing one and injuring five in July 2015.