Contractors in this Oregon town have been stamping their names in sidewalks since 1908.

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

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

Two massive rock outcroppings on the Oregon coastline.

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

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

Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.

The oldest still-operating tavern in the United States was once owned by a pirate.

Three and a half miles of cliffs, rocky beaches, Gilded Age mansions and 40 Steps to nowhere in particular.

A tour de force of a fountain, memorializing a man who loved fountains more than anything else.

This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.

Yo, Adrian!

The world’s first penitentiary, meant to be humane, drove men insane.

The winter home of thousands of beautiful snow geese and sandhill cranes.

Albuquerque found the perfect use for tumbleweeds at Christmastime.

The site of Billy the Kid’s most famous escape and the end to the Lincoln County War.

Deadly airliner crash preserved for those willing to climb and pay respects.

A small metropolis of Pueblo cave dwellings have been carved right into the hillside of this national monument.

A cave's rare beauty held a cavernous secret hidden underground.

This fast-food outlet is the only space and UFO-themed McDonalds in the world.

If drivers cross the rumble strip on this stretch of Route 66 at just the right speed it plays "America the Beautiful."

The world's largest dead polar bear, immortalized by taxidermy and Hunter S. Thompson.

An exotic wildlife habitat right off The Strip.

This once bustling boomtown hotel is now the hottest spot in Nevada for ghost hunters.