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

Unknown to many, this sparkling turquoise lake hides amid Oregon's snowcapped mountains.

Entering this curiosity shop is like stepping into a mad scientist's lab.

Nestled between a college and a golf course, the garden is home to more than 2,500 rhododendrons.

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

Treehouse motel and treehouse-building school.

Delightful disarray of found objects and clutter.

The second largest waterfall by volume in the U.S., Willamette Falls is outdone only by Niagara in the amount of water that is pushed northward.

The eerie remnants of an ancient forest were hidden under the sand for centuries.

A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.

A cow in the road might subvert the flow of traffic but this one's above it all, quite literally.

Once a purveyor of Santeria supplies, religious products , and household sundries, now closed.

A long-vacant Scottish Rite temple in Hollywood has been converted into an art museum filled with Masonic relics.

Dozens of lights dangle from the branches of what may be the brightest tree in Los Angeles.

The art and history of the velvet painting are on full display in this Los Angeles museum.

World War II-era Nazi compound nestled in the Santa Monica hills.

Find regional specialties from the Thai-Laotian border inside in a North Hollywood swap meet's food court.

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

Every weekend, the parking lot of this Buddhist temple turns into a Thai street-food paradise.

This symbol of peace is appropriately positioned overlooking the Pacific Ocean.

A fashion designer's dazzling world of Japanese collectibles is hidden in a warehouse downtown.

Space program, pneumatics and more, bits and pieces, for movie sets or the common man.

Beautiful Victorian buildings from L.A.'s forgotten architectural past.

A common entry point to the Griffith Observatory trail holds its own wonders.