A pair of slides and a tree-lined stair corridor have been an urban oasis for nearly 40 years.

The seamy, underground secrets of Portland's criminal past.

A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.

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

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high power conical Tesla Coil.

This old residential building was once the largest flour mill in the world.

This kaleidoscopic mural shows Bob Dylan throughout his transition from young troubadour to Nobel laureate.

One of two giant blue cockerel statues erected with an intentional double meaning.

A bronze statue on a downtown corner honors Minneapolis's favorite career gal.

When flour explodes, it's not a pretty sight.

Equal parts record-breaking temple to consumerism and bizarre fun park, it's more than you think it is...

A toweringly silly piece of modern art has been delighting locals since the 1980s.

Find out what it sounds like when doves cry at Prince's recording studio estate turned museum.

Visit the monolithic tomb of America's most famous general.

A WWI fighter plane and turn-of-the-century penny candy shop are among the unexpected features of this Financial District building.

A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.