China's most famous acrobatics act.

An out-of-place slice of France, smack in the middle of Shanghai.

An collection of Chinese propaganda posters from 1949 to 1979.

The magic's in the hole!

This sandstone mansion was the home of two of Oregon's most important pioneers.

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

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

World's only nuclear reactor operated by liberal arts undergraduates.

Home to the only outdoor municipal elevator in the United States.

This ultra-modern California span is actually a titanic solar clock in disguise built by famed architect Santiago Calatrava.

One of the largest Marian shrines on the West Coast stands rather unexpectedly in Silicon Valley.

The world’s first stop-motion film was created on the racetrack outside this building.

A hidden world of exotic succulents and cacti.

The grand, column-fronted, sculpture-adorned home of the ambitious digital library.

The lighthouse central to the 1980s horror classic "The Fog" is, in fact, located in one of the foggiest areas of the Pacific Coast.

This abandoned boat was left in place thanks to its rotting beauty.

Monumental sculptures of Patrick Amiot, constructed from debris, detritus, and determination.

The building features one of the last remaining free-floating spiral grand staircases in the U.S.

While these wooden totems bear a striking resemblance to First Nations artwork of British Columbia, their actual origins lay on the opposite side of the Pacific Ocean.

Traditional 15th century Chinese garden in the middle of Vancouver.

This Art Deco masterpiece has stood in for some of the most famous buildings in comic book history.

The collection of signage remembers the midcentury pushback against the new neon light.

An abandoned network of military bunkers and tunnels open for anyone willing to descend into the darkness.

Remember that scene in the Matrix, when Neo is in the big white room with all the weapons flying by? Well, this is what it would look like if he had wanted trees instead of guns.