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

These banned cigarette vending machines now sell little pieces of pocket-sized art.

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

This working class sculpture pounds his hammer all the livelong day.

Canyon walls shrouded in ferns.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

Nature's biggest mammal swims in landlocked Oklahoma.

Thanks to a quirk of elevation this gift shop produces magic doughnuts that are found nowhere else on Earth.

One of the oldest family businesses in Reykjavík serves lamb-based hot dogs.

This stunning concert hall has become a symbol of Iceland's national recovery.

An encyclopedic collection of mammal penises.

A vertically floating hemlock controls the waves and weather at Crater Lake.

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

Where Nor'easters go to die.

Entering this curiosity shop is like stepping into a mad scientist's lab.

Nestled between a college and a golf course, the garden is home to more than 2,500 rhododendrons.

One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.

This eye-popping Icelandic crater lake is surrounded by red volcanic rock.

Medicinal spa created from the mineral-rich runoff of a geothermal power plant

Not-so-fearsome tiny trolls live under this wooden train trestle in Portland.

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

This super-sized skillet is a replica of a usable giant pan where a woman once skated on bacon.

A tribute to the Nirvana frontman hides beneath the bridge that was the singer's beloved hangout spot.

Deep into the lower floors of Pike Place, find a date with fowl fate.