A small arthouse cinema in Bend, Oregon showing independent films in a tucked away historic alley

A sculpture of a salmon swimming through a brick building.

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

A community gathering place that once housed half-ton tanks and the World's Fair.

A rotting tree in the middle of Seattle doubles as an elaborately-controlled art piece.

This sculpture forces visitors to confront their relationship with space.

This historic hub for labor unions has survived the city's changing landscape.

The tech giant built three enormous glass orbs in Seattle so employees could work inside a rainforest greenhouse.

This grand old 80-foot sequoia towers above the buildings in the city’s retail center.

The longest continuous lava tube in Oregon.

A historic area for shopping and dining in Ketchikan's former red-light district.

Now a secluded county park, this site was once a "health tourism" destination for wealthy Oregonians.

This coastal rock formation resembles a churning cauldron at high tide.

This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.

This charmingly homemade amusement park has been growing for 40 years.

Boats and fish both find their way through this massive hydroelectric structure.

The original span of a high bridge across the deep Crooked River Gorge has been preserved for pedestrian use.

The ruins of a failed dam that was built over land later described as a "sponge."

A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.

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

The historic tall ship is one of just three of its kind still sailing open waters today.

Despite changing times, the legendary stage has proved the show must always go on.

This private mansion turned Catholic bishop’s home is an iconic Galveston building.

The statue, located at a mansion-turned-emancipation museum, honors Galveston’s history as the birthplace of Juneteenth.