Rockaway Beach, Oregon
Twin Rocks
Two massive rock outcroppings on the Oregon coastline.
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Rockaway Beach, Oregon
Two massive rock outcroppings on the Oregon coastline.
Oregon City, Oregon
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.
Neskowin, Oregon
The eerie remnants of an ancient forest were hidden under the sand for centuries.
Portland, Oregon
The seamy, underground secrets of Portland's criminal past.
Eugene, Oregon
Journey through a bit of nostalgia inside this classic record and video store.
Eugene, Oregon
This nature center has one of the largest collections of native raptors in the Pacific Northwest.
Tillamook, Oregon
No one knows how this Pacific Northwest spruce tree came to have so many trunks.
Portland, Oregon
An emporium for the weird, creepy, rare, and just plain gross.
Mehama, Oregon
Multiple waterfalls and several historic CCC buildings anchor this state park in Oregon's Willamette Valley.
Oregon City, Oregon
Home to the only outdoor municipal elevator in the United States.
Elsie, Oregon
A logging-themed roadside restaurant surrounded by museum-quality machinery and artifacts from the industry's heyday.
Portland, Oregon
Tens of thousands of tiny birds swarm into one school chimney every fall.
Portland, Oregon
Entering this curiosity shop is like stepping into a mad scientist's lab.
Portland, Oregon
The world's smallest park was dedicated in 1948 as the only colony for leprechauns west of Ireland.
Cannon Beach, Oregon
A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.
Portland, Oregon
A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.
Montgomery, Alabama
The country music legend's grave is surrounded by Astroturf because fans kept plucking out the grass.
Montgomery, Alabama
The former home of the hard partying literary power couple is now one of the only museums devoted to their story.
Birmingham, Alabama
The metal spire on the roof of this tower was intended as an airship docking station, but it was never actually used.
Birmingham, Alabama
In 1911 this intersection was called "the heaviest corner in the South," an outlandish claim that only grew wilder over the years.
Birmingham, Alabama
This fountain was commissioned by a mother grieving over her son's passing.
Birmingham, Alabama
A 56-foot tall statue of the god of fire looks out over Birmingham, Alabama.
Birmingham, Alabama
Once one of the largest producers of pig iron in the world.
Birmingham, Alabama
A unique book shop with a collection of rare tomes and a nostalgia museum.