A memorial to the late U.S. Senator Paul Wellstone, who died at this location, along with seven others, in a plane crash in 2002.

An obscure waterfall that looks like something out of a fantasy novel.

A graveyard for early settlers, sometimes called Old Pioneer Cemetery, hidden in the woods on a hillside.

A stunning landscape of bunkers that once stored chemical weapons.

A whimsical menagerie of devils, krampuses, satyrs, and other horned creatures.

A library of only unpublished manuscripts.

Along with used instruments, this pawn shop has pieces of music history on display.

The oldest apple tree in the Pacific Northwest.

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

The oldest restaurant in Portland serves fiery coffee cocktails and an astounding amount of turkey.

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

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

A large wind turbine installation in central Washington State is home to an extensive set of interpretive exhibits.

Get your cosplay on at Milwaukie’s only Medieval fantasy-themed mead hall.

Find out what it sounds like when doves cry at Prince's recording studio estate turned museum.

This vintage "streetcar boat" lay at the bottom of Lake Minnetonka until the 1980s.

This morbid, delightful curiosity shop offers everything from animal bones to human teeth.

This landmark of the Chicago silent film industry may not be in the picture business anymore but it still stands proudly.

The 606 is a decade in the making.

This titanic Catholic church in Chicago is also a refuge of the fictional cult-favorite wizard detective Harry Dresden.

A curious collection of miniatures in a quiet corner of the Chicago Children's Museum.

How did a 2,000-year-old Roman column find its way to a Chicago park?

A collection of pianos and more guaranteed to delight anyone interested in music history.

This Portland shop is brimming with natural wonders, local art, and handmade goods fashioned from recycled materials.