This simple frog painting created by musician Daniel Johnston embodies the spirit of Austin.

This eclectic, mosaic-clad home includes a bamboo ping-pong loft and a "Whispermaphones" intercom.

A monument celebrating the Black soldiers of the 9th and 10th Cavalry.

See the motorcycles that launched the stuntman to fame and the gear that saved his life.

Portland had a unique approach to Cold War-era protections.

Inside a humble hangar is some of the best roller derby the world has to offer.

Where Nor'easters go to die.

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

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

Massive crater in central Oregon.

A haunted hot springs hotel that went from healing retreat to asylum before it was restored.

An institution that preserves the history of institutionalization.

100-year-old shipwreck you can walk up to at low tide.

The lush coastal city of Astoria is riddled with forgotten secret sidewalks.

The magic's in the hole!

The history of the treatment of mental illness, illustrated in all its gory detail, and housed in an asylum.