Now abandoned, this East Austin school for the disabled began as the "State Colony for the Feeble-minded."

This eclectic Austin curiosity shop is home to all things strange and unusual.

Every summer West Seattle experiences a housing bloom.

This famous bridge twisted itself into oblivion, but not for the reason you might think.

Their motto is, "We've been bonkers for hats even longer than you have!"

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

A bronze replica of half-consumed salt lick honors a quirky town tradition.

The wooden airship was the largest flying boat ever built.

No two pieces are exactly the same at Portland's hippo-themed hardware store.

Inside a humble hangar is some of the best roller derby the world has to offer.

Make it an offering.

A logging-themed roadside restaurant surrounded by museum-quality machinery and artifacts from the industry's heyday.

10,000 flowered plants bloom in the City of Roses.

Tiny horses tethered to antique rings are scattered around the city.

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

Home of Howard Hughes' Spruce Goose.

Is this the most Portland place ever?

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

A volcanic landmark located on an Ice age lake bed.

Statues of Ramona Quimby, Henry Huggins, and Ribsy the dog in the park where their adventures "really happened."

Bridges, terraces, and replicas of historic structures all built of rock and petrified wood by one man.

Portlandia is the second-largest copper repoussé statue in the United States.

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

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