A second generation sun-powered marvel lights up the night.

This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.

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

A haven for wildlife amid the farmlands and development of the Willamette River Valley.

Multiple waterfalls and several historic CCC buildings anchor this state park in Oregon's Willamette Valley.

This spectacular fault escarpment, a popular hang-glider launch point, extends some 30 miles long and towers about 2,500 feet over the valley floors to the west.

Spectacular volcanic cliffs along the Crooked River invite hiking, rock climbing, and photography.

Oregon's only closed-basin hypersaline lake, an important stopover for migrating waterfowl, is in danger of drying up completely.

These wave-cut overhangs on ancient Lake Chewaucan contain some of the oldest evidence of human habitation in North America.

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.

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

Fifty years after a “blast blasted blubber beyond all believable bounds,” this idyllic natural area commemorates the carnage.

Home of Howard Hughes' Spruce Goose.

Along the Outback Scenic Byway, adjacent to hot springs, this human-made geothermal feature takes unexplained breaks.

A forensic lab dedicated to fighting crimes against wildlife.

Eat like a "buckaroo" at this remote restaurant.

This 85-foot-long table is made from a single slice of an old-growth Douglas Fir.

Atop an active stratovolcano, two lakes separated by a narrow strip of land.

Rushing water plunges over a 100-foot drop created by an ancient lava flow at this majestic waterfall.

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 world's oldest continuously operating airport was founded by the Wright Brothers.

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

Two massive rock outcroppings on the Oregon coastline.