McMinnville, Oregon
Erratic Rock State Natural Site
A 36-ton remnant of the last Ice Age now resides amid picturesque vineyards.
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McMinnville, Oregon
A 36-ton remnant of the last Ice Age now resides amid picturesque vineyards.
Portland, Oregon
This theatre and its amazing marquee harken back to the Golden Age of Hollywood.
Portland, Oregon
The oldest restaurant in Portland serves fiery coffee cocktails and an astounding amount of turkey.
McKenzie Bridge, Oregon
Rushing water plunges over a 100-foot drop created by an ancient lava flow at this majestic waterfall.
Florence, Oregon
Fifty years after a “blast blasted blubber beyond all believable bounds,” this idyllic natural area commemorates the carnage.
Portland, Oregon
A world of craftwork elegantly curated in a historic brick warehouse.
Lane County, Oregon
While it is not equipped to peer into outer space this observatory looks like it was built on the moon.
Crater Lake, Oregon
A vertically floating hemlock controls the waves and weather at Crater Lake.
Rockaway Beach, Oregon
Two massive rock outcroppings on the Oregon coastline.
Amarillo, Texas
A small car graveyard sits in the shadow of the famous Cadillac Ranch.
Amarillo, Texas
These half-buried combine harvesters just off Route 66 are an homage to the Cadillac Ranch.
Amarillo, Texas
This constitutionally sound Muffler Man harkens back to the days these attractions were a must-see.
Amarillo, Texas
A pair of giant legs paying homage to a poem, a king, and it would seem, socks.
Amarillo, Texas
A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the “Golden Age” of the American automobile.
Canyon, Texas
The Grand Canyon of Texas.
Glen Rose, Texas
Tracks near this Texas nature site were once thought to support the Creationist belief that man and dino coexisted.
Amarillo, Texas
A time-capsule monument reminding future generations of the importance of efficient and effective use of natural resources.
Ransom Canyon, Texas
A wacky, UFO-shaped house in a suburban neighborhood.
Lubbock, Texas
This Texas windmill field celebrates the power and majesty of the very winds that blow.
El Paso, Texas
This site honors the end of a 100-year boundary dispute between the United States and Mexico—all started by a river's shifting course.
El Paso, Texas
A prison-like structure guards the remains of a notorious Old West outlaw.
El Paso, Texas
The house's confection-like decorations are the result of one man's painstaking work over decades.
San Antonio, Texas
The 40-foot-tall votive candle is the largest of its kind.
San Antonio, Texas
Three hundred years of preserved Spanish colonial history in San Antonio.