This lake in the Cascades lives up to its name, disappearing down a hole every spring.

Formerly secret, precariously perched boulders.

This country market harbors goats on its roof.

This quirky countryside store is known for the goats that hang out and eat the grass on its roof.

This charmingly homemade amusement park has been growing for 40 years.

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

North America's first Indigenous-owned winery is located within Canada's only desert-like ecosystem.

A sacred lake composed of over 300 separate pools of highly concentrated minerals.

Remember that scene in the Matrix, when Neo is in the big white room with all the weapons flying by? Well, this is what it would look like if he had wanted trees instead of guns.

Here, cows that make vodka are treated like celebrities.

Mountain known by the Tillamook Tribe as "the place of the supreme deity."

Forever immortalized in concrete, this Simpsons etching was crafted by show creator Matt Groening.

The oldest tofu shop in the United States is a firm favorite with locals.

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

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

Instead of fruit, the branches of this tree are brimming with hopes and dreams.

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

This café is dedicated to serving coffee roasted by Native American-owned companies.

One of the world's tallest, oldest, and most disgusting chocolate cascades.

This old-fashioned roadhouse's quirky neon sign is as famous as its enormous dumplings.

A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.

Along with used instruments, this pawn shop has pieces of music history on display.

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

Railways may have forged this quintet of lovely tunnels, but now they are open to hikers.