A rugged lava field dotted with molds of the ancient pines that were growing when the volcano erupted.

A volcanic landmark located on an Ice age lake bed.

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

While it is not equipped to peer into outer space this observatory looks like it was built on the moon.

This little slice of the Netherlands in the Pacific Northwest blooms in a rainbow of color each spring.

A vertically floating hemlock controls the waves and weather at Crater Lake.

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

This gorgeous beach hides behind two headlands in Oregon's Ecola State Park.

This unassuming cheese empire in rural Oregon churns out more than 150,000 pounds of cheese each day.

Bridges, terraces, and replicas of historic structures all built of rock and petrified wood by one man.

Where Nor'easters go to die.

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

The trunks of 3,000 year-old trees lurk beneath the surface of this crystal clear lake in Oregon.

A volcanic fissure over two miles long and up to 70 feet deep.

The world's last remaining store of its kind.

Statues of Ramona Quimby, Henry Huggins, and Ribsy the dog in the park where their adventures "really happened."

A tourist attraction founded around a slumping cabin.

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

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

Formerly secret, precariously perched boulders.

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

Is this the most Portland place ever?

Massive crater in central Oregon.

This stoic, if derpy, giant stands as a monument to Oregon's statehood and the novelty culture of yesteryear.