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

This gorgeous beach hides behind two headlands in Oregon's Ecola State Park.

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

This unassuming cheese empire in rural Oregon churns out more than 150,000 pounds of cheese each day.

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

This long unused shot tower on the Mississippi remains a point of pride for a small city in Iowa.

This unique zoo is the only place in the world where you can see all 15 species of crane.

One of the last surviving C-97s sits in a field in front of a Wisconsin inn.

A large circus museum with summer performances.

A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.

This cave holds a surprisingly colorful variety of geological oddities.

A "Minnesota-style" pizza parlor in the Scandinavian heart of Seattle.

City Council meetings still happen in this historic building, impeccably preserved on the inside.

This quirky piece of naval artillery has been deafening Canadians for over a century.

What happens when a sculptor has to find a way around a 100-year-old copyright.

Surprisingly delicious Asian-style hot dogs.

The colorful, smiling concrete silos of Vancouver.

An American city stranded at the tip of a Canadian peninsula where strict adherence to the "49th parallel rule" became problematic.

During the summer, surfers in Alaska take advantage of this inlet’s unusual water patterns.

Four-story concrete hotel never opened to customers.

The king of U.S. high points towers over every other peak on the continent.

Seat of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire for centuries.

A dismembered holy head stares out from her beautiful reliquary at the St. Dominic Basilica.

The naturally mummified body of a peasant girl saint.