The sci-fi villain is a little-known inhabitant of the U.S. capital's largest cathedral.

A tiny piece of the Moon is embedded in this stained glass masterpiece.

A lovely aquatic park built by a one-armed Civil War veteran who made a fortune from lotuses.

What began with a single, 357-pound chunk of the Canyon Diablo meteorite grew to be an impressive collection. 

This “living museum” at UCLA exhibits thousands of plant species from all over the world.

Hollowed out cedar log tubs set in an ancient towering forest.

The longest continuous lava tube in the continental U.S. offers 2.5 miles of dark explorations for the adventurous.

According to legend, you must remain completely silent while passing this man-made mound or suffer the consequences.

You might know it as the Overlook Hotel, but the inside is not going to be familiar.

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

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

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

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

A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.

At this airport "microcinema," you can catch a film before you catch a flight.

A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.

These old stone ruins in the Oregon wilderness were once bathrooms and are steeped in legends of murder.

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

The magic's in the hole!

A sculpture of a salmon swimming through a brick building.

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

This public art piece proves that in Portland even reporting the weather is a thing of whimsy.

The oldest restaurant in Portland serves fiery coffee cocktails and an astounding amount of turkey.

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