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.

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

Oregon's unexpected high desert, displaying layers of time in a colorful show.

The magic's in the hole!

No one knows how this Pacific Northwest spruce tree came to have so many trunks.

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

A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.

A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.

An emporium for the weird, creepy, rare, and just plain gross.

The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.

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

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

On the Oregon coast is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.

This grinning pup statue is all that's left of what was once a ubiquitous Bay Area diner chain.

Every weekend, people gather here for a brief chance to see their loved ones on the other side of the United States–Mexico border.

Two mammoth statues inspired by equally tall tales lure tourists to this roadside attraction.

The southernmost outpost of the Russian Empire in colonial America.

Version of the French Riviera destroyed by the sea.

The peaceful gravesite of a rugged wild west gunman echoes the touching story of his last days.

The key to turning shifting dunes into the green oasis of Golden Gate Park.

The Empire Mine is "one of the oldest, largest, deepest, longest and richest gold mines in California."

The cluster of boulders near Fort Irwin is covered in military insignia.

Antiques by the Bay.

A sculpture of the famous photograph stands on San Diego's "Greatest Generation Walk."