Taga, Samoa
Alofaaga Blowholes
A site of natural wonder and flying coconuts in Samoa.
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Taga, Samoa
A site of natural wonder and flying coconuts in Samoa.
Apia, Samoa
A museum now occupies the mansion in Samoa where the prolific Scottish writer chose to spend the last years of his life.
Apia, Samoa
The world is full of swimming holes, but few compare to Samoa’s idyllic To Sua ocean trench.
Apia, Samoa
The "Mother Temple of the Pacific Islands" stands at the center of 20 acres of lush, tropical prayer gardens.
Winlock, Washington
The world's largest egg has been cracked a number of times over the years but has been repeatedly replaced.
Portland, Oregon
At this airport "microcinema," you can catch a film before you catch a flight.
Portland, Oregon
This abandoned boat sits on a nude beach, is shaped like a UFO, and is covered in graffiti.
Cougar, Washington
The longest continuous lava tube in the continental U.S. offers 2.5 miles of dark explorations for the adventurous.
Cougar, Washington
This scenic gorge is named after one of the most famous Bigfoot attacks in pseudohistory.
Ashford, Washington
The highest point in Washington state is a volcano covered in glaciers.
Portland, Oregon
An emporium for the weird, creepy, rare, and just plain gross.
Seattle, Washington
Statue of Lenin, from Cold War era Czechoslovakia, now in a neighborhood of Seattle.
Seattle, Washington
The longest and widest floating bridge in the world.
Seattle, Washington
A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.
Portland, Oregon
10,000 flowered plants bloom in the City of Roses.
Government Camp, Oregon
Despite a legend that says this highest peak in Oregon was climbed in high heels, scores of people have died on its slopes.
Government Camp, Oregon
You might know it as the Overlook Hotel, but the inside is not going to be familiar.
Terrebonne, Oregon
The original span of a high bridge across the deep Crooked River Gorge has been preserved for pedestrian use.
Terrebonne, Oregon
Spectacular volcanic cliffs along the Crooked River invite hiking, rock climbing, and photography.
Bend, Oregon
The world's last remaining store of its kind.
Portland, Oregon
This stoic, if derpy, giant stands as a monument to Oregon's statehood and the novelty culture of yesteryear.
Portland, Oregon
Portlandia is the second-largest copper repoussé statue in the United States.
Portland, Oregon
A sculpture of a salmon swimming through a brick building.
La Fortuna, Costa Rica
The same water that fills a luxury resort’s pools feeds these free hot springs in the rainforest.