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

This garden is dedicated to a Portland cartoonist who specialized in dark humor.

The second largest waterfall by volume in the U.S., Willamette Falls is outdone only by Niagara in the amount of water that is pushed northward.

A rare chance to get up close and personal with a 13-mile ribbon of ice near downtown Juneau.

Statues of Ramona Quimby, Henry Huggins, and Ribsy the dog in the park where their adventures "really happened."

Make your reservation to have coffee with some kitties.

Delightful disarray of found objects and clutter.

A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.

Partially submerged Buddha heads freckle Chicago’s neighborhoods.

A puppeteer’s paradise offering shows, workshops, and an archive of over 2,000 puppets.

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

Journey through a bit of nostalgia inside this classic record and video store.

These memorials built by an eccentric bachelor on the side of Interstate 5 cause both wonder and traffic accidents.

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

This theatre and its amazing marquee harken back to the Golden Age of Hollywood.

Definitely not a clown bar.

An ancient fortification lives on in this Chinese city.

The world’s tallest outdoor lift stretches along the stone pillars that inspired the floating mountains in the movie “Avatar.”

This vertical pinnacle in China was the inspiration for the floating mountains in the movie “Avatar.”

For those with no fear of heights: a skywalk 4,700 feet up on a Chinese mountain.

A total of 999 stairs lead visitors through a massive hole in a mountain known as the Gateway to Heaven.

A gathering of green robots at the Googleplex.

One of the largest free-standing structures ever built, this dirigible hangar is now simply a giant skeleton.

Multiple waterfalls and several historic CCC buildings anchor this state park in Oregon's Willamette Valley.