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

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

A sculpture of a salmon swimming through a brick building.

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

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

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

A midcentury ranch house hides a literal treasure trove of unique rocks and minerals.

The wooden airship was the largest flying boat ever built.

The National Railway Museum in York is the largest railway museum in the world, attracting almost 1 million visitors per year.

The "lovely red Vega" of the legendary record-settling pilot.

The actual model from the original "Star Trek" series is now on display at the National Air and Space Museum.

A rare chance to get up close and personal with a 13-mile ribbon of ice near downtown Juneau.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

The small town of Poulsbo in Washington state is the next best thing to the Kingdom of Norway.

This historic Victorian hotel has a scandalous history of affairs and murder.

One artist's yard is full of shining, whirling kinetic sculptures that look like pure steel psychedelia.

This family mausoleum is steeped in symbolism and looks more like a fantasy location than a grave.

Orcas on display and in the water.

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

Home of Howard Hughes' Spruce Goose.

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

A tourist attraction founded around a slumping cabin.

A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.

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