The magic's in the hole!

A sculpture of a salmon swimming through a brick building.

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

Buy your friend a drink or staple some cash to the wall for the next guy at the Salty Dawg Saloon.

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

A high school astronomy enthusiast designed this model of our solar system to be traversed on foot.

Furniture tries to escape an abandoned building in San Francisco.

San Franciscans leave gifts and messages for the magical beings that live behind the tiny, mysterious door installed on a tree in Golden Gate Park.

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

Twin Peaks' real life Double R Diner has been restored to its damn fine television look.

Allowing humans and fish alike to migrate from freshwater to saltwater and back again.

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

A statue of the owner stands outside of this museum, once the most popular brothel in town.

This bronze boar's snout has been rubbed to a golden sheen by visitors seeking good fortune.

Inside, visitors are treated to the rich history of sugar farming and its impact on Hawaiian society.

Take shelter from Hawai'i's tropical heat under the massive canopy of largest Banyan tree on the island.

Watch the newest land on the planet form before your eyes.

This black shoreline is made up of exploded lava particles.

A Victorian Gothic masterpiece housing a world-class collection of rare books and manuscripts.

A renowned Civil War veteran, this Bald eagle now presides over the Wisconsin State Assembly.

Quirky castle designed by the American actor best known for portraying Sherlock Holmes on stage.

The former home of Samuel Clemens and family remembers the happiest period of the author's life.

A public fountain that spouts "health water" from a nearby spring.

According to legend, you must remain completely silent while passing this man-made mound or suffer the consequences.