This incongruous small ferry across the Willamette River north of Salem, Oregon has been operating continuously since the 1850s.

Here, cows that make vodka are treated like celebrities.

An old World War II hangar holds 20 vintage aircraft and the rare opportunity to take a ride in a 1940s warbird.

An isolated, relict ponderosa pine forest in central Oregon that survives on half the usual rainfall due to a geologic quirk

An obscure waterfall that looks like something out of a fantasy novel.

The unique circular corral belonging to the “Cattle King” of Oregon.

Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.

These tenacious 14th-century towers defied demolition and are now a fairytale vacation rental.

The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.

An Irish town has built a statue to a silent film actor simply thanks to the holidays he once spent there.

This super-sized skillet is a replica of a usable giant pan where a woman once skated on bacon.

Home of Jake the Alligator Man, the mummified remains of a cigar smoking, cross-dressing celebrity of the Northwestern coast.

A Roman-style column in Oregon hides a spiral staircase inside.

"Enter and be entertained or annoyed by Dada in Walla Walla."

Eat like a "buckaroo" at this remote restaurant.

According to legend, this rock represents a young girl trapped by an evil ocean spirit.

Treehouse motel and treehouse-building school.

The wooden airship was the largest flying boat ever built.

Home of Howard Hughes' Spruce Goose.

This charmingly homemade amusement park has been growing for 40 years.

This little slice of the Netherlands in the Pacific Northwest blooms in a rainbow of color each spring.

This extravagant Art Nouveau rest stop features a million-dollar view of the Columbia River.

Members of Congress have traveled between the buildings on Capitol Hill for a century hidden from tourists, press, and storm clouds.

This statue of the "father of television" stands prominently in the United States Capitol.