One small town in the Pacific Northwest transformed itself into a Bavarian-themed tourist destination.

The California capital city once stood 10 feet lower than it does today.

A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

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

The wooden airship was the largest flying boat ever built.

The largest wooden building in the world now houses a fascinating collection of aircraft.

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

Home of Howard Hughes' Spruce Goose.

This unassuming cheese empire in rural Oregon churns out more than 150,000 pounds of cheese each day.

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

A vertically floating hemlock controls the waves and weather at Crater Lake.

A tourist attraction founded around a slumping cabin.

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

Despite a legend that says this highest peak in Oregon was climbed in high heels scores of people have died on its slopes.

100-year-old shipwreck you can walk up to at low tide.

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

The magic's in the hole!

The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

The world's smallest park was dedicated in 1948 as the only colony for leprechauns west of Ireland.

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

The remains of the first saint from Alaska in the Russian Orthodox Church.

While not recognized by Guinness, this chocolate waterfall is likely to be the world's largest.