Bits and pieces from the ill-fated Donner Party's winter cabins.

Where Nor'easters go to die.

Home of Howard Hughes' Spruce Goose.

A miniature city, once ruled by the Queen of the Netherlands.

A beautiful maze marks where three countries meet.

Oregon's unexpected high desert, displaying layers of time in a colorful show.

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

A fine, large-aperture telescope available for public use.

A French chateau, failed utopian community, odd museum, and Stonehenge replica in rural Washington State.

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